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| The
Powerful Coaching Series |
| => | Coaching
#1: Modifying Behavior Using Coaching * |
| .pdf
available *
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| => | Coaching
#2: Common Methods for Modifying Behavior * |
| .pdf
available * |
| => | Coaching
#3: A Coaching Session * |
| .pdf
available * |
| => | Coaching
#4: How Coaching Works * |
| .pdf
available * |
| => | Coaching
#5: Characteristics of Powerful Coaching * |
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available * |
| => | Coaching
#6: How to Ask Powerful Questions * |
| .pdf
available * |
| => | Coaching
#7: Giving and Receiving Feedback* |
| .pdf
available * |
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| The
Conversational Sales Series |
| => | Conversational
Sales #1: The Contest of Sales * |
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| => | Conversational
Sales #2: The Dance of Sales * |
| | .pdf available
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| => | Conversational
Sales #3: The Hierarchy of the Sales Conversation * |
| | .pdf available
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| => | Conversational
Sales #4: Managing the Three Conversations of Sales * |
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| => | Conversational
Sales #5: Defining Marketing, Sales, & Delivery Is the First Step Toward
Improving Performance* |
| | .pdf available
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| Conversation
Management |
| => | Conversation
Management #1: Introduction to Conversation Management* |
| | .pdf available
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| => | Conversation
Management #2: Listening Filters* |
| | .pdf available
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| The
Effective Meetings Series |
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Effective
Meetings #1: The Cost of Ineffective Meetings |
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.pdf available |
| => | Effective
Meetings #2: Getting Started - Have a Meeting On Meetings |
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available |
| => | Effective
Meetings #3: Suggested Meeting Guidelines |
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.pdf available |
| => | Effective
Meetings #4: Separate Information-Sharing from Decision-Making |
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available |
| => | Effective
Meetings #5: Using Meetings Effectively |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Effective
Meetings #6: Selecting a Group Decision-Making Process |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Effective
Meetings #7: Consensus: Creativity and Win-Win |
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available |
| => | Effective
Meetings #8: Using Consensus Effectively |
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available |
| => | Effective
Meetings #9: Creating the Meeting Purpose * |
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available
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| => | Effective
Meetings #10: Establishing a Meeting Commitment * |
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available
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| => | Effective
Meetings #11: Establishing Meeting Intended Results * |
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available
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| => | Effective
Meetings #12: Determining Whether to Hold the Meeting * |
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available
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| => | Effective
Meetings #13: Establishing the Meeting Measurable Results * |
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available
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| => | Effective
Meetings #14: Managing Multiple Demands for Meeting Attendance * |
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available
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| => | Effective
Meetings #15: Tips for Conducting Effective Meetings * |
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available
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| => | Effective
Meetings #16: A Structure for Effectively Managing Meetings * |
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available
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| => | Effective
Meetings #17: Three Types of Meetings * |
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available
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| => | Effective
Meetings #18: The Importance of a Meeting Agenda * |
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| => | Effective
Meetings #19: Constructing a Project Meeting Agenda * |
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available
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| => | Effective
Meetings #20: Sequencing Agenda Items * |
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available
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| => | Effective
Meetings #21: Template for a Project Meeting Agenda * |
| | .pdf
available
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| => | Example
Project Meeting Agenda .pdf* |
| => | Project
Meeting Agenda Template .doc* |
| => | Effective
Meetings #22: Openings That Focus and Energize |
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available*
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| => | Effective
Meetings #23: Managing the Reporting of Due Promises |
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available
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| => | Effective
Meetings #24: End with Accomplishment & Satisfaction |
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available
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| => | Effective
Meetings #25: Roles for Successful Project Meetings |
| | .pdf
available
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| The
High Performance Team Series |
| => | Teams
#1: The Value of Teams |
| | .pdf
available |
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Teams #2: The Definition of a Team
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available * |
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Teams #3: Types of Groups * |
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Teams #4: The Overhead of Teams * |
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| => | Teams
#5: Deciding Whether to Use Teams or Working Groups * |
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| => | Teams
#6: Partnering vs. Subcontracting * |
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| => | Teams
#7: What is Trust? * |
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| The
Leadership Series |
| => | Leadership
#1: An Elusive Art |
| .pdf
available |
| => | Leadership
#2: A Powerful Definition of Leadership * |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Leadership
#3: Leadership and Management * |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Leadership
#4: The Value of Unpredictable Futures * |
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available
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| => | Leadership
#5: Creating the Possibility of Unpredictable Futures * |
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available
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| => | Leadership
#6: The Power of Enrollment * |
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available
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| => | Leadership
#7: Enrollment vs. Sales * |
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available
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| => | Leadership
#8: Levels of Enrollment * |
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| => | Leadership
#9: How To Enroll Others * |
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available *
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| => | Leadership
#10: Practical Tips for Enrollment (Form) * |
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available *
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| => | Leadership
#11: Practical Tips for Enrollment (Content) * |
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| => | Leadership
#12: Practical Tips for Enrollment (Style) * |
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| => | Leadership
#13: Practical Tips for Enrollment (Mental Attitude) * |
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| => | Leadership
#14 Practical Tips for Enrollment (Body Language) * |
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available *
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| => | Leadership
#15: The Lost Opportunity of New Employees |
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available |
| => | Leadership
#16: Principles of a New Employee Orientation Program |
| .pdf
available |
| => | Leadership
#17: Example New Employee Orientation Program |
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available |
| => | Leadership
#18: Inspiring Loyalty |
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available |
| => | Leadership
#19: When You're at the North Star, It Is Useless as a Guide |
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available |
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| The
Management Series |
| => | Management
#1: What Is Management? |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Management
#2: An Effective Definition of Management * |
| .pdf
available * |
| => | Management
#3: Helping People Deal With Change * |
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available * |
| => | Management
#4: The Possibility of Performance Appraisals* |
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available * |
| => | Management
#5: Optimizing Organizational Performance* |
| .pdf
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| Managing
The Generations |
| => | Managing
the Generations #1: The Generational Cycle* |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Managing
the Generations #2: The Generational Listening Filters* |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Managing
the Generations #3: Work-Related Generational Attitudes* |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Managing
the Generations #4: Generational Attitudes Regarding Decision-Making* |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Managing
the Generations #5: Motivation-Related Generational Attitudes* |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Managing
the Generations #6: Generational Attitudes Toward Relationships* |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Managing
the Generations #7:Generational Attitudes Toward Their Work Environment* |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Managing
the Generations #8:Generational Attitudes Toward Communications* |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Managing
the Generations #9:Why Generations Think and Behave Differently* |
| .pdf
available
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| The
Organizational Transformation Series |
| => | Organizational
Transformation #1: The Value of Organizational Transformation *
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| .pdf
available * |
| => | Organizational
Transformation #2: There is No "Resistance to Change" *
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| .pdf
available * |
| => | Organizational
Transformation #3: Why Organizational Change Initiatives Fail *
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| .pdf
available * |
| => | Organizational
Transformation #4: Organizational Transformation Principles *
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| .pdf
available * |
| => | Organizational
Transformation #5: Organizational Culture Change Implementation *
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| .pdf
available * |
| => | Organizational
Transformation #6: Organizational Transformation Guidelines *
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| .pdf
available * |
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| The
Personal Productivity Series |
| => | Personal
Productivity #1: Are You Efficient or Productive?* |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Personal
Productivity #2: Six Principles for Being More Productive in the 21st Century* |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Personal
Productivity #3: Establishing Powerful Partnerships with Assistants * |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Personal
Productivity #4: Using an Assistant Effectively* |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Personal
Productivity #5: Handling Interruptions in a Busy Day* |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Personal
Productivity #6: How to Balance* |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Personal
Productivity #7: How to Create a Life Plan* |
| .pdf
available
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| The
Producing Results Series |
| => | Producing
Results #1: An Introduction |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Producing
Results #2: Promises, Goals and Commitments * |
| | .pdf available
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| => | Producing
Results #3: The Power of Commitment * |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Producing
Results #4: How to Create Personal Commitments * |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Producing
Results #5: How to Create Group Commitments * |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Producing
Results #6: The Results Tree A Model for Producing the Unpredictable *
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| .pdf
available
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| => | Producing
Results #9: What is a Breakthrough? * |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Producing
Results #10: What is Power? * |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Producing
Results #11: Power, Responsibility, Accountability, Credit, Blame *
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| .pdf
available
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| => | Producing
Results #12: Problems with Problem-Solving *
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| .pdf
available
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| => | Producing
Results #13: Seven Principles for Producing Breakthroughs *
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| .pdf
available
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| => | Producing
Results #14: A Process for Producing Breakthroughs *
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| .pdf
available
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| => | Producing
Results #15: A Simple Problem-Solving Process *
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| .pdf
available
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| => | Producing
Results #17: Reliably Generating Action * |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Producing
Results #18: Reliably Generating Results * |
| .pdf
available
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| The
Strategic Planning Series |
| => | Strategic
Planning #1: The Value of Strategic Planning * |
| | .pdf available
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| => | Strategic
Planning #2: The Purpose of Organizations * |
| | .pdf available
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| => | Strategic
Planning #3: The Role of Mission, Vision and Values * |
| | .pdf available
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| => | Strategic
Planning #4: Linking Individual Behavior to the Organization's Vision *
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available
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| => | Strategic
Planning #5: Designing the Future from the Future * |
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| => | Strategic
Planning #6: Strategic Intent (not yet available) |
| => | Strategic
Planning #7: Strategic Milestones and Stakeholder Outcomes * |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Strategic
Planning #8: Strategic Planning as a Set of Outcomes * |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Strategic
Planning #9: An Example Strategic Plan * |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Strategic
Planning #10: Create an Inspiring Future * |
| .pdf
available
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| => | Strategic
Planning #11: Stakeholders Must Build and Drive the Plan* |
| .pdf
available
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| Case
Studies |
| => | Case
Study #1: The Story of the Pseudo-Teams |
| .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #2: The Case of the Opportunistic Orientation |
| .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #3: The Case of the Excessive Estimates |
| .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #4: The Case of the Split Software |
| .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #5: The Case of the Monumental Meetings |
| .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #6: The Case of the Stymied StarLight |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #7: The Case of the Breaking Brokers |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #8: The Case of the Stagnant Sales |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #9: The Case of the Stakeholder Schisms |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #10: The Case of Competitive Claims |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #11: The Case of the Mistrustful Manager |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #12: The Case of the Somnambulant Sales Meetings |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #13: The Case of the Hopeful Hospital |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #14: The Case of the Stepping Stones |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #15: The Case of the Magical Money |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #16: The Case of the Angry Adoption Office |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #17: The Case of the Challenging Cruise (Non-profit) |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #18: The Case of the Continual Contamination |
| | .pdf
available |
| => | Case
Study #19: The Case of the Terminated Turnover |
| | .pdf
available |
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