Month: March 2011

Eat People: A book review by Bob Morris

March 25, 2011

Eat People…and Other Unapologetic Rules for Game-Changing Entrepreneurs Andy Kessler Portfolio/The Penguin Group (2011) How and why “Free Radicals” create wealth for themselves and meanwhile improve the world Initially, I was somewhat put off by this book’s title but it…

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Five Tips to Facilitate Strategic Onboarding

March 24, 2011

Here is an article written by George Bradt for the “Talent Management Perspectives” series featured online by Talent Management magazine (March 2011). To check out all the website’s resources and sign up for a free subscription to TM and/or Chief Learning…

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Wikibrands: A book review by Bob Morris

March 24, 2011

Wikibrands: Reinventing Your Company in a Custiner-Driven Marketplace Sean Moffitt and Mike Dover McGraw-Hill (2011) How the new levers of brand development achieve customer participation What is the meaning of the noun “wikibrand(s)”? According to Sean Moffitt and Mike Dover,…

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Traction: A book review by Bob Morris

March 24, 2011

Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business Gino Wickman Virtual CEO (2011) Without traction, no individual or organization accomplishes anything. As I began to read this book, I was reminded of a book co-authored by Chip and Dan Heath in…

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Uniting the Religions of Process Improvement

March 24, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Brad Power for the Harvard Business Review blog (March 7, 2011). To read the complete article, check out other articles and resources, and/or sign up for a free subscription to Harvard…

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Get your team to produce results, not reports

March 24, 2011

      Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription, to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * Cross-functional teams can be notorious for generating…

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Turning Exits Into Insights

March 23, 2011

Here is another article written by Mike Prokopeak for the “Talent Management Perspectives” featured by Talent Management magazine (March 2011). To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the Talent Management and Chief Learning…

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Mistakes You’re Probably Making When You Argue

March 23, 2011

Here is an article written by Jessica Stillman for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network (March 9, 2011). To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please…

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Make Your Meeting Worthwhile

March 23, 2011

      Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * A common complaint people have about work…

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Being the Boss: A book review by Bob Morris

March 23, 2011

Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback Harvard Business Review Press 2011) Who you are will determine what you do and how you do it The book’s subtitle refers to…

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