Dr Elliston, a former GP, is trying to help doctors cope by introducing them to a stress management technique called mindfulness.

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Brainstorming is said to have been popularised as a management technique in the early 1940s by Alex Osborn, an American advertising executive.

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They created great excitement in the West in the 1980s, at a time when every Japanese management technique was treated with great respect.

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"They may take advantage of U.S. branding, of U.S. management and technique, or U.S. design knowledge, " Spulber says.

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The recent winner of the prestigious Buckminster Fuller Prize, Savory developed the Holistic Management grazing technique during his time as a researcher and farmer in Southern Africa in the 1980s.

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One technique that Barry and his sales management team use to troubleshoot and solve problems is a regular field ride-along schedule.

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At weekly management meetings, talk about an idea or technique from another industry and how it might apply to your business.

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The technique, adapted from Wall Street risk management strategies, uses data from thousands of films to predict the outcome of any given movie, taking into account budget, stars, release date and genre.

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"The described technique cannot engage or control the aircraft's autopilot system using the (Flight Management System) or prevent a pilot from overriding the autopilot, " the FAA said.

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The technique the driver uses to prevent printing is a feature of the PDF format and is really Digital Rights Management (DRM).

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