Month: March 2012

Paul J.H. Schoemaker: An interview by Bob Morris

March 28, 2012

Paul Schoemaker is the founder and chairman of Decision Strategies International, Inc., a consulting and training company specializing in strategic planning and executive development. He is also a co-founder and chairman of Strategic Radar Inc. and serves as Research Director…

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How to shrink your world and everyone in it

March 28, 2012

I know someone who has shrunk her world and everyone in it. How? She owns and constantly uses an iPhone and an iPad. That is how she sees various realities: as small images held captive within electronic devices. Winston Churchill…

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Tony Schwartz on “The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time”

March 28, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tony Schwartz 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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Rebecca Costa: An interview by Bob Morris

March 27, 2012

Rebecca Costa is a sociobiologist who offers a genetic explanation for current events, emerging trends and individual behavior. A thought-leader and provocative new voice in the mold of Thomas Friedman, Malcolm Gladwell and Jared Diamond, Costa examines “the big picture”– tracing everything from terrorism, crime on…

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The Apple Experience: A book review by Bob Morris

March 27, 2012

The Apple Experience: Secrets to Building Insanely Great Customer Loyalty Carmine Gallo McGraw-Hill (2012) How to provide an “insanely great” customer experience Those who have read The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs and/or The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs already…

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The executive’s guide to better listening

March 27, 2012

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article, written by Bernard T. Ferrari and featured by the website of The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To check out the wealth of free resources, learn more about the firm,…

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Walter Isaacson on “The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs”

March 26, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Walter Isaacson 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 click…

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The Advantage: A book review by Bob Morris

March 26, 2012

The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business  Patrick Lencioni Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2012) The power of redundant “overcommunication” of what is most important to achieve and sustain organizational health After eight bestselling business fables, Patrick Lencioni has…

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Terry Tietzen (Edatanetworks) in “The Corner Office

March 25, 2012

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 Terry Tietzen, founder and C.E.O.…

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AND THE ELLIE GOES TO…..

March 23, 2012

Congratulations to William Zinsser, winner of this year’s National Magazine Award in the category of Digital Commentary. Zinsser, 89, beat out CNET’s Molly Wood, The Daily Beast’s Michelle Goldberg, The New Yorker writers on Osama bin Laden, and Rolling Stone’s Matt…

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