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		<title>Chief Publishing Officer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leading global scientific society seeks a Chief Publishing Officer to take responsibility for the vision, strategic direction, leadership, management, and growth of its publishing portfolio. Candidates will have a proven track record in implementing strategy and transforming publishing and information businesses during a period of rapid change. The Chief Publishing Officer will lead an editorial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Accountant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Location: Chicago &#160; Leading educational information provider seeks a Senior Accountant to manage financial reporting functions to ensure that all financial information is complete and accurate. The Senior Accountant prepares internal and external reporting and related variance analysis for all aspects of the company’s financial results including details of the income statement, balance sheet, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manager, Data &amp; Analytics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Location: Chicago &#160; Leading educational information provider seeks a Manager, Data &#38; Analytics to manage data analytics and data structure in supporting fact-based decision-making efforts, as well as all driver-based analytics to optimize cash flow. The Manager will lead a team to manage data-driven intelligence, statistical analysis, and predictive modeling, providing insights on sales, costs, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2013/manager-data-analytics/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=manager-data-analytics</link>
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		<title>Senior Manager, Product &amp; Portfolio Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Location: Chicago &#160; Leading educational information provider seeks a Senior Manager, Product &#38; Portfolio Management to manage financial planning and analysis functions and processes for one of its groups, including financial, strategic, and operational planning. The Senior Manager will oversee the financial evaluation of the division’s product portfolio, as well as financial management of product [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Director, Business Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Location: Chicago &#160; Leading educational information provider seeks a Director, Business Management to lead and manage the financial planning and analytic processes for its sales function. Responsibilities include various aspects of strategic and operational planning, monthly and quarterly forecasting, annual budgeting, and investment analysis. The Director will be the primary finance business partner to sales [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2013/director-business-management/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=director-business-management</link>
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		<title>General Manager</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leading global information provider seeks a General Manager with full P&#38;L responsibility for one of its largest business units, as well as oversight of all product management, talent, and related operations associated with the business unit. &#160; Responsibilities: Provide strategic and tactical planning and execution for the global higher education market, including analyzing feasibility and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2013/general-manager-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=general-manager-2</link>
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		<title>Managing Director, U.S.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prestigious global provider of health care information seeks a Managing Director to build, lead, and manage its operations in the United States, including journals and clinical improvement products and services. &#160; Responsibilities: Develop U.S. strategic plan and contribute to overall global company strategy. Establish and manage U.S. office. Develop annual operating budget. Implement strategy and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2013/managing-director-u-s/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=managing-director-u-s</link>
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		<title>VP, Business Development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Innovative, dynamic publishing company is seeking a VP, Business Development to take its partnerships to the next level, building on its existing success but also following an ambitious new strategy – hitting the ground running with a wide variety of educational, professional, and STM publishers, and expanding into other content-related genres. The VP will work [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2013/vp-business-development/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=vp-business-development</link>
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		<title>Senior Vice President</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fast-growing, global publisher of professional and academic journals, books, and electronic materials seeks a Senior Vice President to manage its U.S. business. The SVP will be responsible for developing, establishing, driving, and implementing a regional strategy of continued growth, with full accountability for achieving regional sales targets and managing costs. He/she will determine, coordinate, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2013/senior-vice-president/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=senior-vice-president</link>
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		<title>Director, Content Sales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Leading international media company seeks a Director, Content Sales who will be responsible for selling content to businesses with a specific interest in specialized premium content. The Director will have experience in bringing content offerings directly to clients versus selling to third-party aggregators. He/she will work in close collaboration with the business and editorial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2013/director-content-sales/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=director-content-sales</link>
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		<title>VP, Psychometrics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leading provider of specialized technology-based educational, curriculum, and assessment solutions seeks a VP, Psychometrics to lead its psychometrics team and contribute as a psychometrician. The VP will assist in the development of high-stakes testing products designed to develop the highest-quality students, and will act as a strategic partner on product design and measurement/analytics strategy. &#160; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2013/vp-psychometrics/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=vp-psychometrics</link>
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		<title>Managing Editor, Scientific Publication</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Large, prestigious scientific society seeks a Managing Editor for one of its premier publications. The Managing Editor will work closely with the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board in recommending content that is best suited to meet the goals and objectives of the publication, as well as streamlining the article review process and ensuring the highest quality [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2013/managing-editor-scientific-publication/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=managing-editor-scientific-publication</link>
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		<title>General Manager</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leading provider of software and services to higher education institutions seeks a General Manager. The GM will be responsible for the group’s top-line growth metric, develop and execute the overhaul of the division website, devise a turnaround strategy for division business practices, and manage staff in the marketing, fulfillment, and help desk functions. &#160; Responsibilities: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2013/general-manager/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=general-manager</link>
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		<title>VP, Product Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leading software provider seeks a driven, accomplished product manager with a track record of success conceptualizing, developing, and bringing to market innovative software solutions. The VP will be responsible for establishing the product development road map, understanding the needs of customers and users, and working closely with the sales, developer, and business analysis teams. &#160; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2013/vp-product-management/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=vp-product-management</link>
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		<title>VP, Marketing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leading educational publisher seeks a VP, Marketing to define, create, and refine an integrated, multi-channel, customer-centric marketing strategy, while also further defining the organization’s marketing structure and business processes in order to drive customer-driven innovation, organic growth, and the leveraging of overall scale and capabilities. The VP will ensure that the company’s marketing message is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2013/vp-marketing/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=vp-marketing</link>
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		<title>Vice President, Product Innovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leading digital publisher seeks a Vice President who will direct the strategy and execution for its leading customer segment. The VP will lead the collection of market knowledge to gain critical insight into industry trends and support the development of strategic initiatives and portfolio enhancements. The VP will help ensure defined strategies continually produce revenue [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2013/vice-president-product-innovation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=vice-president-product-innovation</link>
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		<title>Senior Director of Databases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prestigious scientific association seeks a Senior Director to manage and develop its database products. The Senior Director is responsible for strategic planning, development of new products and markets, and guiding the integration of database products with other electronic products. He/she looks ahead to the future with vision informed by current knowledge, competitive intelligence, knowledge of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2012/senior-director-of-databases/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=senior-director-of-databases</link>
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		<title>Senior Director, Sales &amp; Marketing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prestigious scientific society seeks a Senior Director, Sales &#38; Marketing for its publishing division. The Senior Director will be responsible for growing divisional revenue targets through the successful management of the  marketing function. &#160; Responsibilities: Oversee and provide strategic direction for a  Sales &#38; Marketing team responsible for positioning and selling a portfolio of products [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SxSW Interactive spotlights leadership and the war for talent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SxSW Interactive is an event that showcases the the leading edge in content creation across all media.   It is arguably the most important content-centric meeting worldwide.  It also highlights how the challenges and rewards in indentifying and hiring the best new talent.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2012/sxsw-interactive-spotlights-leadership-and-the-war-for-talent/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sxsw-interactive-spotlights-leadership-and-the-war-for-talent</link>
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		<title>The Leadership Effect part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.&#8221; –Lao Tzu There are a host of clichés about leadership: “leaders are born not made,” “the mantle of leadership,” “leadership is doing right when no one is watching,” “management is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2012/the-leadership-effect/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-leadership-effect</link>
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		<title>Finding the Right Team in a Time of Transformation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When tectonic shifts take place in an industry, those companies that are successful in navigating change put the right people in place. The first step is often a new CEO who brings vision and leadership to the organization, but whose success will depend on building a powerful and empowered A Team. But building the A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2012/finding-the-right-team-in-a-time-of-transformation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=finding-the-right-team-in-a-time-of-transformation</link>
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		<title>The War For Talent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The war for talent was first declared in 1998 in a McKinsey Quarterly article authored by Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones, and Beth Axelrod.  The authors continued to publish extensively on the subject, but most compellingly in War for Talent (Harvard Business School Press, 2001) whose major premise is that talent is strategic and the key [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bertdavis.com/2012/the-war-for-talent/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-war-for-talent</link>
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