This morning I walked through this former East German town where I, an American, live. I am getting ready to move into the city of Berlin proper. As I walked this morning, I thought back over the last 10 years. In my naturally appreciative style, I remembered a playground scene outside of my son’s new [...]

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Here is the newly revised edition created by Karl Fisch, and modified by Scott McLeod; Globalization & The Information Age. It was adapted by Sony BMG at an executive meeting they held in Rome this year. Credits are also given to Scott McLeod, Jeff Brenman.

The original was posted in February of 2007 and has been viewed by [...]

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Mike really wanted to take over the Head of Engineering position that was open. He had managed several teams simultaneously and his staff really prospered by his leadership. He seemed content in his role, but inwardly he wanted to be asked to step up.  When discussions arose about the position in leadership meetings, he just [...]

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Following up to our post of the JusticeMakers Competition, seven of the $5,000 awards will be granted by JusticeMakers’ Judges.  The eighth cash prize – the People’s Choice Award – will be granted by the registered members of the JusticeMakers community. The rating starts on 21st October and ends on 11th November 2008.
The People’s Choice Award gives ordinary [...]

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Values in Conflict
At 5 a.m. Sunday morning Miriam would get up long before her alarm and take a long walk around the lake. By 7 a.m. she would be dressed and ready to enjoy the rest of her day. She loved her free days. There was so much she wanted to do and did do [...]

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Our article: Seven Steps to Merger Excellence was published this week in Ivey Business Journal online magazine. To read it click here.
Also, our article: Two Firms-One Identity (in German) just came out in the October issue of PersonalMagazin. (Germany’s most widely read human resources journal.) It is based on our article:  Leading Cross Cultural Re-engagement
Reminder: We will be [...]

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We at 1-Focus International are pleased to be of support to JusticeMakers and are honored to be listed as one of their Promotional Partners
What is JusticeMakers?
JusticeMakers is an online community that shares intellectual capital and best practices in the field of criminal justice.  The site hosts competitions, facilitates discussions, and connects passionate members of the [...]

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The Altaisins believe that the Shamans (healers, holders of the Truth –the Knowledge) originated from Altai. Many shamans were killed in a meeting years ago –a meeting called to enable peace. Those who listened to their inner knowing did not attend and survived.Of the direct decendents of those original Shamans, only a few remain. [...]

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The meeting was going poorly. Marcus had laid out his plans for the company. The Acquisition was only days old. Marcus was holding his first on-site meeting with the company acquired and his core team. The purpose of the meeting was to establish transition and integration plans.
Marcus was convinced his strategy was the best [...]

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