Month: March 2012

Changing Minds: A book review by Bob Morris

March 13, 2012

Changing Minds: The Art and Science of Changing Our Own and Other People’s Minds Howard Gardner Harvard Business Review Press (Paperbound Edition, 2006) Note: I re-read this book curious to know to what extent — if any — Gardner’s insights…

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Mastering the Art of Living Meaningfully Well

March 13, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Umair Haque 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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Three Terrific Quotations

March 12, 2012

Over the years, I have accumulated hundreds of quotations that caught my eye and am always on the alert for others previously unknown to me. Although the three that follow may be well-known to others, I was thrilled to encounter…

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Rare Video: Clayton Christensen explains disruptive innovation

March 12, 2012

Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School professor and the world’s most influential management guru according to the Thinkers50, lays out his landmark theory about disruptive innovation. To view it, please click here. Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of…

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Jim Whitehurst (Red Hat) in “The Corner Office”

March 11, 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 Jim Whitehurst is president and…

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Forrest Gump for President

March 11, 2012

In 1972 during the presidential primary campaigns, a reporter asked a little old lady in New Hampshire whom she was going to vote for. Her reply? “I never vote. It only encourages them!” However, after carefully considering the current candidates,…

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Joe’s Journal: Innovation vs. Revolution

March 10, 2012

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 responsible leadership. It is produced by the Drucker…

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Shakespeare on “The Seven Ages of Man”

March 10, 2012

Over the years, I have read countless books that — one way or another — discuss an organization’s “lifecycle.” One of the best is also one of the oldest: Ichak Adizes’s Corporate Lifecycles: How and Why Corporations Grow and Die…

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Wealth Matters: A book review by Bob Morris

March 10, 2012

Wealth Matters: Rebuild and Restore Your Life, Victorious, Makeover Edition Muzafer Najf and Chris J. Snook No Limit Publishing (2011) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford Of course wealth matters. Unlike the…

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Define How Your Team Will Work: Four Key Considerations

March 10, 2012

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. http://email.hbr.org/preference-center Most team leaders know to help their team define goals, but the…

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