Month: March 2017

The people problem in talent management

March 26, 2017

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. It was co-authored by Matthew Guthridge, Asmus B. Komm, and Emily Lawson. Granted, this article appeared several years ago but what it…

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Jinxi Caddel on How To Read Body Language: The Head

March 25, 2017

I stumbled upon this material created by Jinxi Caddel. To learn more about her and her work, please click here. Art by Laetitia * * * As we all know, communication is essential in society. Advancements in technology have transformed…

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The destructive power of “ruinous empathy”

March 25, 2017

In Radical Candor, borrowing a phrase from Richard Tedlow, Kim Scott explains how strategic candor can help to “defy the quintessential pull of organizational mediocrity.” She focuses on two “dimensions”: “The first dimension is about more than ‘just professional.’ It’s…

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How to Unleash Your Unconscious Mind

March 24, 2017

In The Leading Brain, Friederike Fabritius and Hans Hagemann explain several ”powerful science-based strategies for achieving peak performance.” For example, these are their key points in Chapter 5, “Unleash Your Unconscious”: o Your unconscious brain runs the show. Even when you…

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Fortune Makers: A book review by Bob Morris

March 24, 2017

Fortune Makers: The Leaders Creating China’s Great Global Companies Michael Useem, Harbir Singh, Neng Liang, and Peter Cappelli PublicAffairs/Imprint of Perseus Books (March 2017) How China has used capitalism to pull 600 million people out of poverty and will soon…

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Albert Einstein’s Surprising Thoughts on the Meaning of Life

March 23, 2017

Here is a brief article by Paul Ratner for Big Think. To check out other resources and/or sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Albert Einstein was one of the world’s most brilliant thinkers, influencing scientific…

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HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict: A book review by Bob Morris

March 23, 2017

HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict Amy Gallo Harvard Business Review Press (April 2017) Cutting-edge thinking about the common sources of conflict, how people approach it differently, and how to resolve it Most of the volumes in the “HBR Guide…

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Radical Candor: A book review by Bob Morris

March 22, 2017

Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity Kim Scott St. Martin’s Press (March 2017) How strategic candor can help to “defy the quintessential pull of organizational mediocrity” For the title of my review, I selected a phrase…

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Technology, Jobs, and the Future of Work: A Special Report

March 22, 2017

It is my great privilege as well as pleasure to serve as a member of McKinsey & Company’s executive advisory panel. Of special interest to me is the subject of a recent briefing prepared by the McKinsey Global Institute for…

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A Plan for Handling Conflict at Work and Elsewhere

March 21, 2017

In the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict, Amy Gallo and 37 “Guest Experts” explain how to ensure that disagreements do not become lose-lose arguments in the workplace…or anywhere else. Here is a plan to consider: “First, you need to…

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