Month: June 2017

Power Causes Brain Damage

June 25, 2017

Over time, leaders lose mental capacities — most notably for reading other people — that were essential to their rise. Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jerry Useem that appeared in The Atlantic. To read the complete…

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How to Act Quickly Without Sacrificing Critical Thinking

June 25, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jesse Sostrin for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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A Strategist’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence

June 24, 2017

As the conceptual side of computer science becomes practical and relevant to business, companies must decide what type of AI role they should play. Here is an excerpt from an article by Anand Rao for strategy+business magazine, published by certain…

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The STAR Model: Close the Saying-Doing Gap to Build a High-Performing Team

June 24, 2017

The Executive Education and Center for Leadership and Change Management programs at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania continue to generate an abundance of valuable material for executives in need of cutting edge thinking. Nao Tools offer an…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions: A book review by Bob Morris

June 23, 2017

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions  Various Contributors and Editors of Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Press (2013 Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers — and how to make better ones This is one in a series…

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New Managers: Take a Listening Tour to Understand Your Company’s Strategy

June 23, 2017

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. * * * When you manage a team, your strategies and goals must…

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The 7 Laws of Regenerative Enterprises

June 22, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kim C. Korn and B. Joseph Pine II for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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Here are the 20 Most Popular TED Talks of All Time

June 22, 2017

Richard Saul Wurman created the TED conference in 1984 as a onetime event. (As you may already know,TED refers to Technology, Education, and Design.) It became a four-day conference six years later. Chris Anderson purchased TED in 2001. Until 2005,…

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Risk analytics enters its prime

June 21, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Rajdeep Dash, Andreas Kremer, Luis Nario, and Derek Waldron for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…

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6 Ways to Look More Confident During a Presentation

June 21, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kasia Wezowski for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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