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 "New Friends in the Lion’s Den: Call the U.S. Labor Department Before it Calls You" -- a forward thinking approach for how to eliminate employment claims, says Cerius Alliance Network partner, Littler, a law firm ranked #1 in employment litigation.
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"What we thought we would get was improved operations -- but what we got was an entirely new, performance-based approach to all company activities -- and the insights necessary to make substantial strategic changes." says Cerius customer, Jim Connelly, CEO, Creative Teaching Press.
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 Companies today face unprecedented challenges, with increasing risk and complexity tied to their every decision. They need skilled CFOs to manage liquidity, short-term credit, cash and performance needs despite receding pricing power. Avoid financial risks; look to the experts. Call Cerius.
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What Makes a Leader?
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Is Fear Keeping You From Bouncing Back?
by Pamela Wasley
As I work with small to medium-sized
business leaders struggling to find their way through current challenges, I find that more and more are significantly cutting costs to the detriment of driving the revenue growth that their companies so desperately need. Fear is shutting them down to a fact they already know -- cost-cutting alone could irreparably damage their business, leaving it poorly positioned to take advantage of new opportunities that arise both during the recession as well as when the economy starts its inevitable upturn.
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Money Matters: Filling the Holes in Your Supply Chain
By Marc Koehler
Whether you are the first step in the supply chain, the "man in the middle", or final step in manufacturing completed goods, you are facing new challenges today, challenges that are hitting your bottom line. As suppliers to manufacturers, you see a host of issues: cancelled or delayed orders, protracted sales cycles, and excess inventory that has tied up your working capital. At the same time, your customers are demanding just-in-time delivery of your goods, attaching payment penalties for missed deadlines and goods that are not up to spec or are less than perfect.
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A Process for Strategic Focus
By David Shaffer
A particular challenge for most companies is not the identification of opportunities but rather a process to focus on those critical few initiatives that will align with the annual operating plan and provide expected returns to the stake holders. Strategic planning has become synonymous with annual retreats where in retrospect little is accomplished and traditionally camouflaged under the label of team building.
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