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August 4, 2011
Greetings!
- ERP Pitfalls
- Influence. Action. Change!
- Free Consultant's Guide
ERP Pitfalls Article
Depending on the study you read, the failure rate of ERP projects can be somewhere between 60 and 90 percent. Although recent studies put the failure rate nearer 60 percent, but still. . .
Those are dreadful numbers. But, the good news is -- it doesn't have to be that way.
I just wrote a short article that covers:
- The 3 Big Myths about ERP
- What it Takes (beyond technical know-how)
If you are immersed in an ERP project or about to start one, I invite you to take a look.
How Good Are You at Getting People's Attention at Work?
Do you wish you could be more influential at work? Get your ideas across more often - and to the right people? And build commitment to things you think are important?
If so, I encourage you to look at Influence. Action. Change!, a new program I helped design (and will lead with my buddy, Jacquie McLemore, starting next month. It is amazingly practical. Everything is focused on increasing your ability to get (and keep) people's attention. Perfect for leaders, project leads, individual contributors who need to influence others in order to get anything accomplished, consultants, and coaches.
If you have questions, send me an e-mail or give me a call. And except for a workshop I will be conducting in Copenhagen later this month, I don't plan on conducting any other public workshops in the foreseeable future.
I hope you will take a look at the description of the program.
And I recorded a short video describing this program.
It's Time...Free Bonus Time
For purchasing the new edition of "Beyond the Wall of Resistance"
 
Many thanks to the readers of this newsletter who completed the survey on what bonuses you'd like people to receive for purchasing the new 2010 paperback edition of Beyond the Wall of Resistance. And you wanted something new which I had to create. And so, I did. It's a free double bonus offer and I am very excited it!
And perhaps this free resource can help you and your clients avoid the not-uncommon problem you see in this cartoon. (Wish I could say that the cartoon was an exaggeration, but I can see many of my clients shaking their heads as they read it.)
The Consultant's Guide to Beyond the Wall of Resistance
 White Paper  Podcast
The free Podcast and a white paper show consultants and coaches how to effectively use the ideas in my book with clients. I wrote the white paper, and accompanying Podcast, as a companion to the 2010 edition of Beyond the Wall of Resistance. That's what you asked for, so that's what you get when purchasing the book. No matter when you purchased the book, you are still eligible to get the Podcast and white paper free.
I hope you will take advantage of this bonus, I am a bit proud of this new Consultant's Guide. It's the closest thing to us working together while not being together.
Click to purchase Beyond the Wall of Resistance
And to access the free Podcast and white paper simply click here.
Warm regards,
Rick Maurer
President
Maurer & Associates
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