Month: September 2012

Liz Wiseman on “How Smart Leaders Get More Out of the Employees They Already Have”

September 25, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Liz Wiseman for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. *     *     *…

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Ken Segall : An interview by Bob Morris

September 25, 2012

Ken Segall worked closely with Steve Jobs as his ad agency creative director for over 12 years spanning NeXT and Apple. He led the advertising team behind the “Think different” campaign that helped revitalize the Apple brand when Steve returned from exile…

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Creating Innovators: A book review by Bob Morris

September 24, 2012

Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World Tony Wagner Scribner/A Simon & Schuster Imprint (2012) Why and how to nurture the creativity of all children As Tony Wagner explains, “This book is about how we can develop the capacities…

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Mark B. Templeton (Citrix) in “The Corner Office”

September 23, 2012

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Mark B. Templeton, president and C.E.O. of Citrix, the Internet…

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The most important skills that Google looks for when hiring

September 22, 2012

When conducting research for his latest book, Creating Innovators, Tony Wagner interviewed hundreds of thought leaders in creativity, innovation, and talent management. One of them is Judy Gilbert, director of Talent at Google. Whether or not you have any interest in…

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The Thought Leader Interview: Douglas Conant

September 22, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Douglas Conant by Art Kleiner, editor-in-chief of strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. Art is also the author of The Age of Heretics: A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate…

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Silicon Valley’s Innovation Secret

September 22, 2012

Here is another excellent resource provided online by Booz & Company. In the report, you will learn how you can build an innovation culture that puts the secrets of Silicon Valley to work for your company.Booz & Company and the…

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Three Leadership Traits that Never Go Out of Style

September 21, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Vineet Nayar for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. *     *  …

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Robb Webb: Hyatt Culture Guru

September 21, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from Kellye Whitney’s brilliant profile of Robb Webb for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. *    …

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