Month: March 2012

Imagine: A book review by Bob Morris

March 19, 2012

Imagine: How Creativity Works Jonah Lehrer Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2012) How and why our ability to imagine what has never existed is “our most important mental talent” An abundance of books and articles continues to be produced as research in…

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Make Way for a Tough New Work Environment

March 19, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marshall Goldsmith for Talent Management magazine. He explains how globalization, compensation gaps and decreased job security have created a new high-stress environment. To check out all the resources and sign up for a…

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Digital Leader: A book review by Bob Morris

March 18, 2012

Digital Leader: 5 Simple Keys to Success and Influence Erik Qualman McGraw-Hill (2012) How and why our digital footprints and shadows “constitute our permanent imprint on the world” As I began to read this book, I was again reminded of…

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Tracey Matura (Mercedes-Benz USA) in “The Corner Office”

March 18, 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 Tracey Matura. She is the…

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Why Procrastination Is Essential to Innovation

March 17, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Whitney Johnson 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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Stuart Cross: An interview by Bob Morris

March 17, 2012

Stuart Cross is a consultant, coach, and speaker who helps world-class companies dramatically accelerate profit growth. Since its launch in 2006 his firm, Morgan Cross Consulting, has attracted clients including Avon Cosmetics, Alliance Boots, PricewaterhouseCoopers and GSK plc. Stuart has helped these and other clients to…

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Five Tips to Make Coaching More Effective

March 16, 2012

Yes, there are differences between coaching and mentoring. Supervisors should mentor — on an on-going basis —  those for whom they are directly responsible, those entrusted to their care. Anyone at any level and in any area of operations who…

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Adam Lashinsky : An interview by Bob Morris

March 15, 2012

Adam Lashinsky is a senior editor at large for FORTUNE Magazine, where he covers Silicon Valley and Wall Street. Some of his cover-story subjects have included Apple, Hewlett-Packard and Google. He has written in-depth articles on Wells Fargo, Intel, Oracle, eBay, Twitter, and the venture-capital industry,…

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Talent, Passion, and the Creativity Maze

March 14, 2012

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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Six Ways to Empower Employees to Take Initiative

March 14, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joel Garfinkle for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click…

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