Month: October 2012

Winning the $30 trillion decathlon: How to succeed in emerging markets

October 25, 2012

Here is an article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company and written by Yuval Atsmon, Peter Child, Richard Dobbs, and Laxman Narasimhan, in which they explazin how and why annual consumption in emerging markets will rise to…

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The Trust Edge: A book review by Bob Morris

October 25, 2012

The Trust Edge: How Top Leaders Gain Faster Results, Deeper Relationships, and a Stronger Bottom Line David Horsager Free Press (2012) “As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Presumably all C-level…

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How to Put Failure in Its Proper Place

October 24, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Whitney Johnson 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…

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Entrepreneurial Nation: A book review by Bob Morris

October 24, 2012

Entrepreneurial Nation: Why Manufacturing Is Still Key to America’s Future Ro Khanna McGraw-Hill (2012) How and why “manufacturers remain at the cornerstone of the U.S. economy and our national security “ Well before the settlements at Jamestown and then Plymouth, the entrepreneurial spirit has guided…

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Big Data: The Management Revolution

October 24, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfss for the Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email…

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Paid to Think: A book review by Bob Morris

October 23, 2012

Paid to Think: A Leader’s Toolkit for Redefining Your Future David Goldsmith with Lorrie Goldsmith BenBella Books (2012) A one-volume library of business information, insights, and wisdom Note: The title is somewhat misleading because the scope and depth of the material that…

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How and Why Frameworks Improve Performance When Adopted at Any Level of an Organization

October 23, 2012

Here’s the latest head’s up from APQC (American Productivity & Quality Center) with a generous offer to download a very important article. *      *      * The goal: To improve performance at all levels and in all areas…

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Quotations from and for lovers of books

October 23, 2012

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”  Marcus Tullius Cicero “So many books, so little time.”  Frank Zappa “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”  Groucho Marx…

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How Remarkable Women Lead: A book review by Bob Morris

October 22, 2012

How Remarkable Women Lead: The Breakthrough Model for Work and Life Joanna Barsh and Susie Cranston with Geoffrey Lewis Crown Business (2011) Bon voyage! As I read this book co-authored by Joanna Barsh and Susie Cranston, with substantial assistance provided…

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20 Lessons Internet Marketers Can Learn from Warren Buffett

October 22, 2012

Here is an article written two years ago by “Tyler” for seohosting.com. To read the complete article, click here. *     *     * As Alice Schroeder explains at the end of her book, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the…

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