Month: June 2011

Perfecting Performance Management

June 25, 2011

Here is an article written by Marc Effron for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. *     *    …

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Getting China and India Right: A book review by Bob Morris

June 25, 2011

Getting China and India Right: Strategies for Leveraging the World’s Fastest Growing Economies for Global Advantage Anil K. Gupta and Haiyan Wang Jossey-Bass (2009) How to leverage the world’s fastest-growing economies for global advantage In my review of Anil Gupta…

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The Quest for Global Dominance: A book review by Bob Morris

June 25, 2011

The Quest for Global Dominance: Transforming Global Presence into Global Competitive Advantage, Second Edition Anil Gupta, Vijay Govindarajan, and Haiyan Wang Jossey-Bass (2008) How to establish global presence, then achieve and sustain a competitive advantage As Jeffrey Garten explains in…

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Peter Drucker’s Recommendations for Summer Reading: Five Management Classics

June 25, 2011

I receive countless requests for summer reading suggestions and when I offer them, the frequent response is, “Haven’t heard of them. Are they bestsellers? I’m only interested in the best ever.” Well OK, but a majority of the bestsellers (whatever…

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Ahab at Starbucks

June 24, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Larry Hughes and featured by The Huffington Post. I do not remember when, where, or why I first encountered Larry but during the years since, I have posted reviews of countless…

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Leading Change: A book review by Bob Morris

June 24, 2011

Leading Change: The Argument for Values-Based Leadership James O’Toole Ballantine Books (1995) “Why aren’t they following me?” It is extremely difficult to overcome what James O’Toole calls “the ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom.” In Leading Change O’Toole…

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3 Ways to Get What You Need from Design

June 24, 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. While the business world may have developed a full-blown love affair with design,…

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Jeff Thull, First Interview by Bob Morris

June 23, 2011

Thull is a leading-edge strategist and valued advisor for executive teams of major companies worldwide. As President and CEO of Prime Resource Group, he has designed and implemented business transformation and professional development programs for several dozen global corporations. He…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself: A book review by Bob Morris

June 23, 2011

HBR’s 10 Must Read on Managing Yourself Editors of Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Press (2010) This is one in a series of volumes that anthologizes what the editors of the Harvard Business Review consider to be the “must reads” in…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing People: A book review by Bob Morris

June 23, 2011

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing People Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) Why and how to manage yourself so that you can then manage others effectively This volume is one of several in a new series of anthologies…

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