Month: May 2012
Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Adrian Gostick and Chester Felton. To read the complete article, check out the resources at their website, and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. * …
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Geoffrey James and featured online by Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * The best…
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Breakthrough Problem Solving with Action Learning: Concepts and Cases Michael J. Marquardt and Roland K. Yeo Stanford Business Books/Imprint of Stanford University Press (2012) How and why action learning “is truly the most powerful problem-solving tool of the 21st century” Those who have read any of…
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People deeply dislike performance appraisals – receiving them as well as giving them –and think they are fundamentally flawed, yet they are ingrained management processes in most organizations in one form or another. While many leaders – including those in HR – would like to abandon…
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It’s really quite simple. Ask yourself: What if any of our key people got flattened by a cement truck on route back to the office from lunch? Other than shock, denial, grief, and sadness, as well as condolences to family…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jon R. Katzenbach 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 here. * * *…
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Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life Steven Johnson Scribner/Simon & Schuster (2004) How and why the brain sciences can help to “open wide the mind’s caged door” I read this book before Steven Johnson’s later works, The…
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Carmine Gallo is the communications coach for the world’s most admired brands. A former journalist for CNN and CBS, Gallo works directly with the world’s top business leaders to craft compelling messages, tell inspiring stories and share innovative ideas. Gallo is a popular keynote speaker…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alex “Sandy” Pentland 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,…
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How to Get What You Want with Indirect Persuasion
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. Getting people to do what you want is difficult, especially if you lack authority. When…
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