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		<title>Prioritizing resources for growth</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Small- and medium-sized professional services companies often have a hard time prioritizing resources for investing in their future.  And for those who understand that riding the new economy requires new skills, then the transformation into a learning culture is imperative. Analyzing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of your organization’s significant influencers is an adaptation of&#8230;</p>
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<p>Small- and medium-sized professional services companies often have a hard time prioritizing resources for investing in their future.  And for those who understand that riding the new economy requires new skills, then the transformation into a learning culture is imperative. Analyzing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of your organization’s significant influencers is an adaptation of a standard business planning tool to find out how to grow organically or through acquisitions.</p>
<p><span style="color: inherit;">For further perspectives and ideas that may help you to contribute in your position, leadership or not, take a look at this <a title="SWOT Your Way to the Future" href="http://www.iienet2.org/uploadedFiles/IIE/Author_permissions/IEMarApr13Reed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">article</a>, published in Industrial Management. The article reviews concerns identified by over 100 CEO&#8217;s at a recent national conference for professional services design/construction firms, and provides solutions. </span><span style="color: inherit;">I think you will find this article fresh and relevant.</span></p>
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