Based on its experiences working with the user community, Lego has developed a set of principles that summarize what it has learned about collaborating and interacting with knowledgeable users. Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Yun Mi Antorini, Albert … READ MORE
Lego’s Core Principles for Successful Interaction With Users
Finding Your Element: A book review by Bob Morris
Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life
Ken Robinson
Portfolio/Penguin (2013)
Finding your Element is “vital to understanding who you are and what you’re capable of being and doing with your life.”
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The Commitment Engine: A book review by Bob Morris
The Commitment Engine: Making Work Worth It
John Jantsch
Portfolio/Penguin Group (2012)
The power of a voluntary and passionate commitment to a shared purpose
Whatever their source of power (e.g. wind, weather, coal, nuclear fission), the most effective engines throughout human history share … READ MORE
A Writing Coach Becomes a Listener
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Dan Barry for The New York Times. In it, he discusses arguably the best source of insights, information, and counsel on how to write effectively. William Zinsser is the author of On … READ MORE
Connecting everything: A conversation with Cisco’s Padmasree Warrior
Padmasree Warrior, Cisco’s chief technology and strategy officer, describes how the exponential growth of connectivity between people and devices, both mobile and network, will change commerce, business systems, and individual behavior. Despite two decades of increasing connectivity between people and devices over … READ MORE
The Lean Practitioner’s Handbook: A book review by Bob Morris
The Lean Practitioner’s Handbook
Mark Eaton
KoganPage (2013)
A lean explanation of how to introduce or improve effectiveness of Lean initiatives in almost any organization
In a remarkably informative Introduction, Mark Eaton explains why he wrote this book, briefly reviews the history of Lean … READ MORE
Ashok Subramanian (Liazon) in “The Corner Office”
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 Ashok Subramanian, chief executive of Liazon, an … READ MORE
Seven Rules for Managing Creative-But-Difficult People