Make Success Measurable! A Summary By Salah Elbakkous‚ Sr. Sys. Analyst Douglas K. Smith’s book “Make Success Measurable!” is all about avoiding the trap of performing activities without a clear idea of why exactly we are doing them. In essence‚ he argues that to be successful‚ organizations should not engage in activities for which they have no mechanism for judging whether they are worth doing or continuing. To be successful‚ organizations‚ advises Smith‚ need to set up outcome-based goals
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Yalta and Potsdam Conferences. The Yalta and Potsdam conferences were called to help the Allies decide what would happen to Europe‚ and in particular Germany‚ at the end of the Second World War. Yalta - February 1945: When it was clear that Germany was losing to the European war‚ the Allied leaders met at Yalta to plan what would happen to Europe after Germany’s defeat. It was held during the war and it seemed successful. The Allies (Churchill‚ Roosevelt and Stalin) agreed to:- •
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The Kargil War (Hindi: करगिल युद्ध kārgil yuddh)‚(Urdu: کارگل جنگ kārgil jang)‚ also known as the Kargil conflict‚[note (I)] was an armed conflict between Republic of India and Islamic Republic of Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LOC). The conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay (Victory in Hindi) which was the name of the Indian operation to clear the Kargil sector.[10] The cause of the war was
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India’s First War of Independence‚ termed Sepoy Riots by the British was an attempt to unite India against the invading British and to restore power to the Mogul emperor Bahadur Shah. The resistance disintegrated primarily due to lack of leadership and unity on the part of Indians‚ as also to cruel suppression by the British Army. It was a remarkable event in Indian history and marked the end of the Mughal empire and sealed India’s fate as a British colony for the next 100 years.Causes for the RevoltThere
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Case Study Emma Geller is a six year old student who is attending grade one at Cedar View Elementary School. She was diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) by the age of three. As an unplanned pregnancy she was conceived around a New Year’s celebration in which her mother consumed alcohol. Emma has an older brother named Ben who is eight years older than her. He is a very supportive older brother who is a good role model for her to look up to. Emma’s parents Rachel and Ross are always
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the majority of his time to his dog-racing activities‚ he feels it should be considered a business and should be allowed to deduct his losses against their other income. Issues Is Larry’s professional gambling considered a business or a hobby by the IRS? Would Larry be able to deduct the loss he incurred in his “business” against their other income? Conclusions Larry’s professional gambling is considered a business since he has no other income and spends 50 to 60 hours a week on his gambling studies
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wavelengths and is measured in nanometres (nm). Pigments within matter‚ such as plants‚ absorb varying wavelengths of light. The absorption spectrum can be defined as a graphical representation of a pigment’s ability to absorb light against varying wavelengths (nm). The pigments light absorbing ability is measured using a spectrophotometer. An action spectrum can be defined as the graphical representation of the rate of photosynthesis against wavelengths of light. The graph shows how effective the
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Which color of the spectrum of sunlight yields the highest temperature? My hypothesis is that the blue/violet part will have the highest temperature. The blue/violet part has the highest frequency out of all the colors on the visible light spectrum and it also has the highest amount of energy. Therefore‚ I hypothesize that it will have to the highest temperature as well. After conducting the experiment‚ I noticed that during the duration of five minutes‚ the temperatures of all four thermometers
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13. List four issues from the summary information on p. 2 that could impact IR at Gamma Answer: a. There is a potential element which will increase the inherent risk because it is easier to commit fraud if the CFO wants to get the bonus. b. Majority of the accounting staff do not have the Accounting degrees. According to the General Standards‚ the audit is to be performed by a person or person having adequate technical training and proficiency as an auditor. will increase the mistakes
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Aims/Objectives……………………………………………………………………………..pg 3 Research Methods………………………………………………………………………...…pg 4 Sample Size………………………………………………………………………………......pg 5 Limitations…………………………………………………………………………………...pg 6 Introduction………………………………………………………………………….………pg 7 Results and Analysis…………………………………………………………………………pg 8 Company structure……………………………………………………………….....pg 9 Decisions Making……………………………………………………………………pg 10 Trade Unions Absence………………………………………………………….......pg 11 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………pg
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