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	<title>Islands of Profit in a Sea of Red Ink</title>
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		<title>May 10 Webcast &#8211; Selling for Profit: Turbocharge Your Profit Growth Through Market Development and Sales Management</title>
		<link>http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2012/05/06/may-10-webcast-selling-for-profit-turbocharge-your-profit-growth-through-market-development-and-sales-management/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will be presenting a live webcast, “Selling for Profit: Turbocharge Your Profit Growth Through Market Development and Sales Management”, on Thursday, May 10 from noon to 1 p.m. EDT, offered by Modern Distribution Management. There is no charge for &#8230; <a href="http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2012/05/06/may-10-webcast-selling-for-profit-turbocharge-your-profit-growth-through-market-development-and-sales-management/">read on <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with BAI Banking Strategies &#8211; Profiting from Customer Intimacy</title>
		<link>http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2012/04/23/interview-with-bai-banking-strategies-profiting-from-customer-intimacy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Byrnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently interviewed by Kenneth Cline, editor of BAI Banking Strategies, on profiting from customer intimacy. Here is a link to the article: http://www.bai.org/bankingstrategies/strategy/management-issues/profiting-from-customer-intimacy. I hope you find it helpful.]]></description>
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		<title>The Strategic CIO</title>
		<link>http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2012/03/24/the-strategic-cio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Byrnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The role of the CIO is evolving at an accelerating pace. The most effective CIOs are shifting their focus from inward-looking operational issues to an emerging set of outward-focused strategic opportunities that are central to their companies’ financial and competitive &#8230; <a href="http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2012/03/24/the-strategic-cio/">read on <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>February 9 Webcast &#8211; The Coming Revolution in Supply Chain Finance</title>
		<link>http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2012/02/08/february-9-webcast-the-coming-revolution-in-supply-chain-finance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Byrnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will be presenting a live webcast, &#8220;The Coming Revolution in Supply Chain Finance&#8221;, on Thursday, February 9 from 1 to 2 p.m. EST, offered by Modern Distribution Management. There is no charge for this event. Here is a link &#8230; <a href="http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2012/02/08/february-9-webcast-the-coming-revolution-in-supply-chain-finance/">read on <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Big Data &#8211; Big Opportunity or Big Headache?</title>
		<link>http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2012/01/31/big-data-big-opportunity-or-big-headache/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Byrnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thinking for Profit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Data is the breaking news story in the IT world. Here’s the picture. Sometime soon company managers will have an enormous amount of information at their fingertips. They will be able to see everything and optimize everything. What could &#8230; <a href="http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2012/01/31/big-data-big-opportunity-or-big-headache/">read on <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>January 23 Webinar &#8211; Inventory Productivity: Missing Link Between Supply Chain Management and Sales</title>
		<link>http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2012/01/17/january-23-webinar-inventory-productivity-missing-link-between-supply-chain-management-and-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Byrnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will be presenting a live webinar, Inventory Productivity: Missing Link Between Supply Chain Management and Sales, on Monday, January 23 from noon to 1 p.m. EST, offered by the MIT System Design and Management Program Systems Thinking Webinar Series. &#8230; <a href="http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2012/01/17/january-23-webinar-inventory-productivity-missing-link-between-supply-chain-management-and-sales/">read on <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Jobs and Customer Value Creation</title>
		<link>http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2012/01/14/steve-jobs-and-customer-value-creation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Byrnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thinking for Profit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product innovation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the holidays, I read Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs – which I strongly recommend. Steve Jobs was a very complex individual, to say the least. He was abrasive and insightful. He drove people who worked with him to &#8230; <a href="http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2012/01/14/steve-jobs-and-customer-value-creation/">read on <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Greetings!</title>
		<link>http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2011/12/23/holiday-greetings/</link>
		<comments>http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2011/12/23/holiday-greetings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Byrnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear friends and colleagues, I am writing at this very special time of year to thank you for bringing happiness and meaning into my life in so many ways. I am grateful that so many of you are the source &#8230; <a href="http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2011/12/23/holiday-greetings/">read on <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Win the Battle and Lose the War</title>
		<link>http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2011/12/23/how-to-win-the-battle-and-lose-the-war/</link>
		<comments>http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2011/12/23/how-to-win-the-battle-and-lose-the-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Byrnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thinking for Profit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[profitability]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[value proposition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday, December 7th, 1941. Admiral Chester Nimitz was attending a concert in Washington D.C. He was paged and told there was a phone call for him. When he answered the phone, it was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on the phone. &#8230; <a href="http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2011/12/23/how-to-win-the-battle-and-lose-the-war/">read on <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Ten-Minute Video &#8211; Finding Islands of Profit in a Sea of Red Ink</title>
		<link>http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2011/12/05/new-ten-minute-video-finding-islands-of-profit-in-a-sea-of-red-ink/</link>
		<comments>http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2011/12/05/new-ten-minute-video-finding-islands-of-profit-in-a-sea-of-red-ink/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Byrnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leading for Profit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this 10-minute video, Finding Islands of Profit in a Sea of Red Ink, I discuss the enormous opportunities for profit generation today, the sweeping transformation currently occurring in business, and how managers can succeed in this new era. Here &#8230; <a href="http://islandsofprofitbook.com/2011/12/05/new-ten-minute-video-finding-islands-of-profit-in-a-sea-of-red-ink/">read on <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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