In This Issue:
Communicating Your Strategic Plan With Employees
Simplified Strategic Planning Seminars
Leaping Into 2004
Web Bearings
Strategic Planning Resources


May - Featured Article
Communicating Your Strategic Plan With Employees
Learn how to make implementation of your strategic plan much easier. Communication is the key!

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May - Seminars
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May - Guest Article
Leaping Into 2004
Wishing you had a crystal ball to see what's next in marketing techniques? Worried your current approach is dated? Drew Neisser brings wit and wisdom together in his look at what's new and what's not in 2004.

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May - Web Bearings
Web Bearings

Online Library for IT Professionals

If you are looking for the ultimate in an online reference library for today's IT professional, then look no further than http://safari.informit.com. The site is a joint venture between O'Reilly and Associates and The Pearson Technology Group. Because it is publisher backed, Safari gives users first hand access to more than 1,500 of the latest and greatest titles in the technology arena (90% of the titles in the library have been published since 2000). The easily navigated site allows you to conduct searches across all of the technical books in the library. You can read the books from cover to cover or simply flip to the page you need.

Browsing books by category or finding any topic is a snap - you can highlight material, annotate selections, store these items to your own bookshelf for future reference, even cut and paste code from the books online (avoiding programming errors in the process!). Imagine having access to a 1,500 book library and then add the convenience of electronic access tools and you quickly realize the power of this one-stop resource.

Ask your technology workers how much time they spend searching for answers. The timesavings of this efficient resource site will quickly justify the cost of a subscription. The fees for an individual user start at less than $20 per month and give you full access to every book in the library. You can register as an individual and try the site out for 14 days free - or register your company and try the site for 30 days.

 
May - Strategic Planning Resources
Visit CSSP for complete resources for all your strategic planning needs.

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Archive of articles
Bibliography of useful resources
Frequently asked questions about strategic planning
Our best-selling book, Simplified Strategic Planning - for Busy People Who Want Results Fast!
Strategic management self-assessment
Michigan State University seminars
In-house workshops
Dynamic strategy presentations
Full strategy facilitation
Back Issues of Course and Direction
For meeting planners
For associations
For educational institutions

 
Farewell

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