Month: August 2011

Employee Motivation: A Powerful New Model

August 11, 2011

I have read and reviewed almost all of the anthologies of articles previously published in Harvard Business Review. Recently I re-read several that are relevant to books I am now reading and will soon review. Here’s one of the articles,…

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Exiting Employees Are More Disgruntled Than Ever

August 11, 2011

Here is an especially informative article written by Joe Light and featured online by the Wall Street Journal. To check out all the resources, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *     *     * More…

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Take a Nap at Work

August 11, 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. Research shows that the more hours you work continuously, the greater the…

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The culture of engagement: 13 core elements

August 10, 2011

Over the years, I have probably read and then reviewed about 65-70 books in which their authors discuss one or more aspects of organizational culture. A few address employee engagement. Hopefully, a high percentage of those who share a workplace…

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The Innovator’s Manifesto: A book review by Bob Morris

August 10, 2011

The Innovator’s Manifesto: Deliberate Disruption for Transformational Growth Michael E. Raynor Crown Business (2011) How and why disruption “provides an explanation of creative creation” Frankly, I was unable to fully understand (much less appreciate) the significance of what Joseph A.…

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How to Convince Others to Embrace Risk

August 10, 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. The recession caused people to focus on what they had to lose, rather…

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Can the Middle Class Be Saved?

August 9, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Don Peck and featured in the September 2011 issue of The Atlantic. To read the complete article, check out other  material, sign up fir free email alerts, and obtain subscription information,…

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The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women: A book review by Bob Morris

August 9, 2011

The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women: A Portable Life Coach for Creative Women Gail McMeekin Conari Press (2011) How to discover your unique gifts, claim your personal power, and help others to do so Gail McMeekin devotes a separate…

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Reinventing Innovation at PARC

August 9, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Teresa Amabile and Steve Kramer 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…

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Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

August 9, 2011

Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters Richard Rumelt Crown Business (2011) How and why a good strategy “acknowledges the challenges being faced and provides an approach to overcome them As the title of this review correctly indicates,…

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