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• The Leadership Journey: Becoming an Enlightened Leader" by Phil Holberton, Vice Chair, the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, www.mitforumcambridge.org

• "Not Taught in Business Schools: Cultivating Creativity" by Michael Shenkman, President, Strategic Implementation Group, Keystone International, www.archofleadership.com

• "Authentic Communication: Motivate by Aligning Thought and Action" by Elaine Crowley, President, The Crowley Group, www.TheCrowleyGroup.com

• "Built a Talent Strategy to Achieve Your Desired Business Results" by Carol Bergeron, Bergeron Associates, www.bergeronassociates.com

• "Managing Healthcare Costs: Back to Basics" by Mark A. Abate and J. Michael Deneen, Principals, Strategic Business Advisors, mark.abate@strategicba.com or michael.deneen@strategicba.com

• "Surviving the Great 'Benefits Planning Earthquake:' Pension Management in Light of Recent Economic and Corporate Upheavals" by Dan Cassidy, President, Argus Consulting Ltd, www.arguscl.com

• "Ten Steps for Surviving a Disaster!" by Vin D'Amico, Principal, Damicon LLC, www.damicon.com

• "Closing the Performance Gap: Five Simple Tools Can Help" by Bill Evans, Performance Improvement Specialist, WorkSense Consulting Group, billevans@worksenseconsulting.com

• "Creating 'Insatiable Demand'-Leverage the Demand Chain to Expand Your Customer Base" by Curtis Bingham, President, The Predictive Consulting Group, www.predictiveconsulting.com

• "Corporate Taxonomies Can Open Up the Big Picture" by Brant Cruz, Vice President and Team Leader, Chadwick Martin Bailey, BrantC@cmbinfo.com

• "Successfully Launching Your Product: Getting It Right" by Ameeta Soni and Harriet Cohen, Chair and Vice Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, www.mitforumcambridge.org

• "Product Development: Five Keys to Increasing Speed and Predictability" by John Covington, President, Chesapeake Consulting, sreavis@incitemarketing.com

• "Should You Be Practicing 'Predictive Information Integration?'" by John Nisbet, CEO, Kilcreggan Enterprises, www.kilcreggan.com

• "Should the System Do This? An Introduction to Real-World Information Ethics" by David Gleason, Managing Consultant, IT Quality Solutions, www.itqual.com
  

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