Month: September 2011
In a recent email from Jeff Liker, he included a portion of a conversation he recently had with Akio Toyoda, chairman and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation. With Jeff’s permission, I now share it, with a strong recommendation that you read…
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Here is an excerpt from an article that appeared in The New York Times (September 4, 2011) in which Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer share their thoughts about correlations between happiness and productivity in the workplace. To read the complete…
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Here is an excerpt from an article that appeared in The New York Times (September 3, 2011) in which Robert B. Reich shares his thoughts about unemployment and under-employment among those who comprise a shrinking, evaporating middle class. To read…
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Kevin Maney is an author and journalist who has interviewed many of the biggest names in business in a career spanning 25 years. His most recent book is Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On, and Others Don’t, published in 2009…
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Here is an except from a post featured at Ben’s Blog where Ben Horowitz shares his wit and wisdom about the most important business issues. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up for a free subscription,…
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The Communicators: Leadership in an Age if Crisis Richard S. Levick with Charles Slack Watershed Press (2010) Effective leadership as demonstrated by mindset-guided and values-driven behavior Written by Richard Levick with Charles Slack, this is definitely not an “easy read”…
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An experienced chief executive tells leaders how to make every workplace encounter more productive and engaging. Here is an excerpt from an especially interesting and informative Gallup Management Journal Q&A with Douglas Conant, former CEO of the Campbell Soup Company…
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Hacking Work: Breaking Stupid Rules for Smart Results Bill Jensen and Josh Klein Portfolio/Penguin Group (2010) To what does the title of this book refer? According to the co-authors, Bill Jensen and Josh Klein, “Today’s top performers are taking matters…
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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 This interview with Enrique Salem,…
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3 Ways to Handle the Unexpected
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. Trying to predict the future is futile. Instead, be ready to respond. When…
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