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		<title>Act now to find out where your business is going wrong</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Sands</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a consultant is like being a eunuch in a harem.  

You get to see all the action but don't have the wherewithal to get involved.  Sometimes you wistfully think about what you would do if you were running the organisation.  What if the day-dream came true?  Well it turns out that you have less and less time to make a difference and this day-dream may quickly turn into a nightmare.

According to Mark Gottfredson, Steve Schubert and Hernan Saenz in their  February 2008 Harvard Business Review article 'The New Leaders Guide to Diagnosing The Business' they pointed out that 1 in 5 of the CEOs who left their jobs in 2006 had only been in position for 8 months. This is hardly enough time to get your new office furniture, the corner room redecorated and your Blackberry fully functional.  <script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Act now to find out where your business is going wrong", url: "http://www.coasolutions.com/blog/2008/03/19/act-now-to-find-out-where-your-business-is-going-wrong/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Shared Services in the Public Sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Anning</dc:creator>
		
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