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[![Looking Ahead in 2024](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2024_Cadalyst/2024_CAD%20Manager/2024-01-10_CADManager/AdobeStock_658275439.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/looking-ahead-in-2024) [CAD Software](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-software), [Upgrade](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/upgrade), [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [Communication](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/communication), [Plan](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/plan), [Collaboration](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/collaboration), [Staff](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/staff), [Budget](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/budget), [IT](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/it) ## [Looking Ahead in 2024](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/looking-ahead-in-2024) ![Picture of Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/robert2.png?width=50&name=robert2.png) [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/author/robert-green) Jan 10, 2024, 5:00:21 AM Image source: FutureStock/stock.adobe.com. Well, it is now 2024 and in the New Year we... 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Of... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/back-to-basics-boot-camp-the-lowly-kickoff-meeting) [![CAD Manager's Column: What Management Really Wants](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2023_Cadalyst/2023_CAD%20Manager/2023-01-25_CADMAN_505/AdobeStock_303181790.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/what-management-really-wants) [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [CAD Manager](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-manager), [Communication](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/communication), [Training](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/training) ## [What Management Really Wants](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/what-management-really-wants) ![Picture of Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/robert2.png?width=50&name=robert2.png) [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/author/robert-green) Jan 25, 2023, 5:20:00 AM I recently spoke to a group of CAD managers in the Philadelphia area and noticed that one of the... 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[Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/cad-manager-chronicles-3-cad-constants) [![CAD Manager Chronicles, Episode 1: Communication](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/CAD%20Manager%20Chronicles%20(300%20%C3%97%20250%20px).jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/cad-manager-chronicles-1-communication) [CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad), [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/robert-green), [CAD Manager](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-manager), [Communication](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/communication) ## [CAD Manager Chronicles, Episode 1: Communication](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/cad-manager-chronicles-1-communication) ![Picture of Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/robert2.png?width=50&name=robert2.png) [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/author/robert-green) Jun 3, 2022, 5:08:00 AM Introducing Cadalyst's new CAD Manager Chronicles video series from CAD Management Expert Robert... 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