Articles written by Chris A Watkins
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IT In Business: Business IT Development - Data
Vast amounts of data and information are available to business managers, yet each generation continues to fall to the same pattern of mistakes.
Sep 19, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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IT in Business: The Dangers of IT
Common dangers and risks involved with IT usage are usually well prepared for, yet most ignore the greatest IT threat to business altogether.
Aug 24, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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IT In Business: The Quality of IT
Well qualified people can always be found who will work at a lower rate, but there is no substitute for experience and proven track record.
Aug 17, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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IT In Business: What Does IT Do?
The first issue to face the potential purchaser of a business IT system is the question of functional analysis. What will the system do?
Aug 9, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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Employee Motivation: Contractor and Permanent
People may work alone or as part of a group, but individual performance improves if the value of the contribution is clearly identified and recognised.
Jul 30, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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Employee Motivation: The Employee
The employee can be encouraged using a variety of motivational tools, most of which should be geared toward identifying where the individual fits within the company plan.
Jul 16, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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Employee Motivation: Contract vs. Permanent
Motivating employees may be very different from motivating contractors, however, in each case the tools must be available to encourage individual and group achievement.
Jun 30, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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Employee Control: Contract v. Permanent
The factors of candidate motivation and skills have great influence in deciding between the use of contract employees and permanent employees.
Jun 18, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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Tip-Off to Combat Stabbings Rate
Provision of improved support for those who wish to protect themselves against the threat of aggression or misguided self defense is required.
Jun 5, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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Porters Forces in Market Analysis
You have the chance to break new ground in a marketing venture, the product is great and the supplier is offering a price that translates into fabulous margins.
Jun 1, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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Text Tip-off to Combat Crime
Now new technology in the form of a range of anonymous text tip-off systems appears to be showing a strong possibility of being a safer way for the public to act.
May 26, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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Surviving Customer Support
Customer service is an overhead. It is a cost that no supplier or manufacturer wants to have.
May 26, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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Employees: Contract vs Permanent
All too often a manger is able to determine team structure strategy and yet is unable to act as budget restraint or other factors block progress.
May 25, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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Executive "Toys" in Practice
You may have read the book The 4-Hour Workweek, but the reality is that it never happens for you.
May 16, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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Successful Outsourcing
The majority of businesses use outsourcing to some extent. In most cases it's common sense.
Mar 18, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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InfoMarketer Ed Rush - Interviewed
Ed Rush responds to interview questions with an easy deference. Then he relates what he did before he became a successful Internet force. He flew F18s in combat.
Mar 17, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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Marketing for Architects
Can the cost of sophisticated 3D visualization be justified in early stage presentation? Can the expense be recovered in increased return on a project?
Mar 13, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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Marketing Copy - Keep Control
Freelance writers are widely used. Not many organisations can justify full-time employees to perform this highly skilled function, but results are often poor - here's why
Mar 11, 2008
- Chris A Watkins
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