Month: March 2011

Joe’s Journal: Freedom is Not Fun

March 19, 2011

Here is the latest post by Joseph A. Maciariello featured in the Joe’s Journal series at the Drucker Exchange (DX) sponsored by the Drucker Institute. The Drucker Exchange (the DX) is a platform for bettering society through effective management and…

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How to Talk About Your Weaknesses in an Interview

March 19, 2011

      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. *     *     * One of the most hated, yet frequently…

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Julie Burstein’s Spark: A book review by Bob Morris

March 19, 2011

Spark: How Creativity Works Julie Burstein Harper/HarperCollins (2011) The process by which to “ignite” creative and innovative thinking that has breakthrough impact I have read and reviewed most of the books published during the past decade whose authors focus on…

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Leadership Lessons from the Military

March 18, 2011

Military work — like business — is risky, pressured, and fast-changing. It calls for absolute clarity about the mission, extraordinary adaptability, and precise management of complex systems. To those such as I with a special interest in business lessons to…

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Brainsteering: A book review by Bob Morris

March 18, 2011

Brainsteering: A Better Approach to Breakthrough Ideas Kevin P. Coyne and Shawn T. Coyne HarperBusiness/HaroerCollins (2011)   How to come up with new and better ideas all day, every day, and even on demand? Kevin Coyne and Shawn Coyne respond…

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Peter Guber on the Power of Effective Communicators

March 18, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Peter Guber written by Mike Hofman for Inc. magazine (March 1, 2011). To read the complete article, please click here. *     *     * In his new book, Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade,…

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4-Hour Guru, Tim Ferriss: “Don’t Focus on Personal Branding”

March 18, 2011

Here’s an excerpt from an interview of Tim Ferriss conducted by Herb Schaffner for BNET (March 10, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more…

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7 Tricks to Improve Your Memory

March 18, 2011

Here is an article written by Laurie Tarkan for BNET (March 11, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please…

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Ten Steps Ahead: A book review by Bob Morris

March 18, 2011

Ten Steps Ahead: What Separates Successful Business Visionaries from the Rest of Us Erik Calonius Portfolio/Penguin Group (2011) Dreamers think about it…visionaries see it and then make it happen, at whatever cost The material in Ten Steps Ahead is based…

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Resonate: A book review by Bob Morris

March 16, 2011

Resonate: Present Visual Stories That Transform Audiences Nancy Duarte John Wiley & Sons (2010) How and why to create significant, sincere, and enlightening moments during presentations that “drive the big idea home” Don’t be deterred by the shape of this…

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