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How To Write SMART Objectives

First outlined by George T. Doran in his 1981 article in Management Review, the system of SMART objectives is one of the most well-known method for writing objectives. Yes, there’s
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The Creative Brief

Jump to Instructions Jump to Download The creative brief is one of the most useful and adaptable tools in marketing and communications. Known by different names, the basic idea is this:  one
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Organising Information: The Force Field Analysis

Jump to Instructions Like its sister the SWOT Analysis, the Force Field Analysis is a familiar tool to organise information to extract its insights. The original model was developed in
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Organising Information: The SWOT Analysis

Here are the comprehensive instructions to develop SWOT analysis, one of the most common tools to sort and analyse information. Credited to Albert Humphrey and his work at the Stanford
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Six Questions to Prepare a Presentation

Strategic Communications Planning

Jump to Model and Questions All successful communications initiatives start with strategic communications planning.  The question is which planning system to use? Happily, there are as many different planning processes
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Field Trips

You and I may simply call them field trips. Researchers often call them learning journeys. Scientists give it the formal name of anthropology. Whatever you want to call them, research,
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Objectives Strategies Tactics: What’s the Difference?

Objectives, strategies, tactics. What’s the difference? If you’ve reached this page, you’re likely as confused as many people have been since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. What do these
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The Different Types of Questions

There are many different types of questions, but arguably the four basic types which fall into two common categories:  closed and open. Let’s drill down into the four types below.
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Think of Your Questions in Advance

A Questioning Strategy is a fancy way of saying you should think of all your questions in advance of any interview or meeting, regardless of whether the audience is your CEO, general
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