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May, 2006

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Well it's been a very busy month for our hardworking clients now refocusing after a holiday-interrupted April. We continue to support clients looking for consultants across a diverse skill set, including learning & development consulting, coaching and facilitation. We are also starting to see a trend with clients looking for aCE talentNET to provide solutions in a wider learning & development context, but namely looking at ways to minimise the cost and time impact of sourcing consultants while maximising quality outcomes.

We have also been busy on the publishing front, writing and publishing a FREE REPORT identifying the 7 Common Mistakes to Avoid when engaging a Consultant. For your own copy please visit our website and we will send you a copy.

Speaking of website... in keeping with our philosophy of continuous learning and improvement, we are pleased to launch our newly revamped aCE talentNET website. The website aims to communicate more clearly with clients, detailing our service offering, value and benefits. Click here for a quick look, and as always we would love your feedback.

Thank you to all those that participated in our Web Poll outlining the sources of your professional development information. We are still running the web poll for those of you who haven't had time to complete. Take no more than 30 seconds to complete the Survey by clicking here.

That's all from me... back to work. Have a great month ahead as we march towards and beyond the Shortest Day!!!

Happy Consulting

Deirdre

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In this months issue of AFR Boss, you can get the inside running on marketing trends by checking out their annual survey of marketing directors who tell where they will spend the marketing dollars - and why. Check out the Marketing Directions survey 2006 .
As we were looking for words to best describe what aCE is evolving into, we thought Tom Peters summed it up justly nicely when he describes what constitutes a (Professional Services Firm) "PSF Winner": 1. Audacity of Vision, 2. Innovation/Design, 3. Relentless "Talent acquisition/development", 4. Incredible Experience, 5. Masters of Strategic Alliance, 6. Masters of "Mundane" Operations, 7. Financial Management!, 8. Overall/sustaining EXCELLENCE, 9. WOW!, and 10. LoveMark... you will find this list on p18 and a whole lot more about what the future holds by reading this (.pdf file, 900kb)
THE BEST CEOs Again, from AFR Boss, a special feature looks at 11 CEOs who really deliver to shareholders. Narelle Hooper and Alan Jury identify the best - based on the numbers. It makes for most interesting reading.

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Consultants - to be eligible for up-coming opportunities, please use this time to complete your online Consultant profile on the website.

We are delighted to welcome a number of new Consultants to aCE talentNET.
If you do wish to see what your details are on file, now would be a great time to visit and update as required. However, don't despair if you have lost your password, simply request a new one be sent to you! We look forward to seeing many of you update your details soon!!!
And don't forget to add your CV directly into the database for ease of updating and information data access.

The Professional Edge is aCE talentNET's means of communicating with you on a regular basis. It provides an update of activities, informative reading and professional development opportunities to enable you to expand your Consulting horizons.

We trust you enjoyed this edition. Happy consulting!

The Team @ aCE talentNET
ph: +61 3 8503 7598
www.acetalentnet.com.au
"Providing talent to drive learning and development results for large organisations"

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