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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

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The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based team was motivated by the desire to find solutions for struggling businesses like the Detroit automobile producers. When you tailor your product to its consumers, competition becomes irrelevant. Blue Ocean Strategy was used to evaluate the potential for promoting the product to new markets.

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Motor City, ASAE 2015 and a Remarkable Year at YM

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I am excited about making my way to Detroit, except for the 4:00 AM wakeup call to make my flight – reminds me too much of my days as a kid delivering newspapers. If you’re in Detroit for ASAE please take a minute and stop by the YM booth (#539) for a visit. A lot has happened at YM since we were in Nashville last year for ASAE.

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The Wooden Hanger Theory of Productivity and Satisfaction

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The Wooden Hanger Theory of Productivity and Satisfaction. $50 That visual mayhem gradually takes its toll on our productivity and satisfaction. the first change you want to make to enhance your personal and productivity may be a much simpler one. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Wednesday, July 11, 2012.

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Seen Elsewhere: Resources for Trend Scanning, Gaming, Productivity

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Seen Elsewhere: Resources for Trend Scanning, Gaming, Productivity. In this edition, explore tools for environmental scanning and trend watching, examples of game dynamics being applied by real-world companies and associations, and a handy tool for tracking and maintaining personal productivity. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference.

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My weekend in the “D” – an open letter to my DELPers

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Dear DELPers, This past weekend, we came together in the Detroit area for a special purpose. Sponsored by the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, it was an opportunity for alumni to reconnect and haze meet the new class of DELP scholars who we affectionately call the newbies. Go forth and make us proud. .

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Why Cultural Fluency Leads To Stronger Teams

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While diverse teams have the potential to leapfrog homogenous teams in terms of innovation and productivity, those teams must be managed properly for that to happen. Fetisov did poorly on the New Jersey Devils, but when he moved to the Detroit Red Wings, he helped the team win a Stanley Cup. “It

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It’s an emergency! So now what?

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And in a matter of minutes, products and displays become waterlogged. So important it was the topic of Destination Michigan’s Michigan Meetings Expo 2014 , which was held on May 8 at the MotorCity Casino and Hotel in Detroit. Your vendors seem to love the locale and the packed expo hall. It’s important food for thought.

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