Month: July 2011

Soldiers, Ballerinas, Athletes, and Pilates

July 29, 2011

Here is a recent post by Robyn Waters. I urge you to check out the other resources by clicking here. Frankly, I am astonished that it took so long for school, college, university, and even professional coaches to change their…

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Great Again: A book review by Bob Morris

July 29, 2011

Great Again: Revitalizing America’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Henry R. Nothhaft with David Kline Harvard Business Review Press (2011) Why are so many middle-class communities being “hollowed out”? With David Kline’s assistance, Henry R. Nothhaft responds to the question posed as well…

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Fail Bigger Cheaper: A Three Word Manifesto

July 29, 2011

Here is an excerpt from another thoughtful and thought-provoking  article written by Umair Haque for the Harvard Business Review blog. It is worth noting that Marcus Buckingham recently ranked Umair #1 among his favorite business bloggers. To read the complete…

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Still Waiting for Superwoman

July 28, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Richard D. Kahlenberg for Slate magazine. To read the complete article, please click here. *     *     * What Michelle Rhee’s fans don’t get about education reform The national press and political…

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Leadership Brand: A book review by Bob Morris

July 28, 2011

Leadership Brand: Developing Customer-Focused Leaders to Drive Performance and Build Lasting Value Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood Harvard Business School Press (2007) Note: I recently re-read several books that were published a while ago. Here is my review of Leadership…

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A really cool idea….

July 28, 2011
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Working Fathers Struggle to Balance It All: What That Means for Women

July 28, 2011

        Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. “Visit us daily to discover issues…

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Adrian J. Slywotzky, Part 1: An interview by Bob Morris

July 28, 2011

Adrian J. Slywotzky is a consultant and author of several books on economic theory and management. He graduated from Harvard College and holds a JD from Harvard Law School and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has worked as a consultant since 1979 and is currently a partner at Oliver Wyman. His published books include Value Migration: How to Think Several Moves Ahead…

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50 Spiritual Classics: A book review by Bob Morris

July 28, 2011

50 Spiritual Classics: Timeless Wisdom from 50 Great Books on Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose Tom Butler-Bowdon Nicholas Brealey Publishing (2005) To paraphrase Walt Whitman, “We are large, we contain multitudes” Note: This is one of volumes in the 5o…

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Inside Real Innovation: A book review by Bob Morris

July 28, 2011

Inside Real Innovation: How the Right Approach Can Move Ideas from R&D to Market – And Get the Economy Going Eugene Fitzgerald, Andreas Wankerl, and Carl Schramm World Scientific Publishing Co. (2011) How and why emerging innovation paradigms can generate…

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