Month: July 2011

Today We Are Rich: A book review by Bob Morris

July 10, 2011

Today We Are Rich: Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence Tim Sanders Tyndale House Publishers (2011) A grandmother for all seasons In this his latest book, Tim Sanders creates a context, a frame-of-reference, for several concepts introduced in earlier works,…

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Jack Dangermond (Esri) in “The Corner Office”

July 10, 2011

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 Jack Dangermond, founder and president…

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Guy Kawasaki on “How to Enchant Your Employees”

July 9, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Guy Kawasaki for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please…

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Joe’s Journal: On Making People Decisions

July 9, 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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The Art of Followership: A book review by Bob Morris

July 9, 2011

The Art of Followership: How Great Followers Create Great Leaders and Organizations Ronald E. Riggio, Ira Chaleff, and Jean Lipman-Blumen, Co-Editors Jossey-Bass (2008) “Candles” and “mirrors” in the contemporary workplace This anthology brings together the essays of 31 contributors who…

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What Zipcar Can Teach the S&P 500

July 9, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Stephen Wunker for the Harvard Business Review blog’s “The Conversation” series. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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How to Argue Intelligently

July 9, 2011

Here is an article written by Travis Bradberry for Talent Management magazine in which he recommends four steps to manage workplace arguments. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief…

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Managing Transitions: A book review by Bob Morris

July 9, 2011

Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change William Bridges DeCapo Lifelong Books (2009) Durable Insights…Practical Suggestions I read this book when it was first published (1991) and recently re-read it, curious to see how well Bridges’ ideas have held up…

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Don’t Know Much About History: David McCullough on “historical illiteracy”

July 9, 2011

Here is a sequence of brief excerpts from an interview of David McCullough by Brian Bolduc, featured in The Wall Street Journal (June 18, 2011). To read the complete interview, please click here. *     *     * The popular historian David…

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Made to Stick: A book review by Bob Morris

July 8, 2011

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Chip Heath and Dan Heath Random House (2007) The art and science of devising ideas that have impact and endurance This is one of the most entertaining as well as…

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