Month: June 2012

Marcus Buckingham on “How to Give Every Employee Customized Leadership Advice”

June 25, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Marcus Buckingham 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. *     *     * Virtually every…

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The Social Dynamics of Coffee Shops

June 24, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Merlyn Griffith and featured online by The Atlantic magazine. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *     *    …

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Angie Hicks (Angie’s List) in “The Corner Office”

June 24, 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 Angie Hicks, co-founder and chief marketing…

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Harvard Business Review on Winning Negotiations: A book review by Bob Morris

June 23, 2012

Harvard Business Review on Winning Negotiations Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to bargain and close on deals by “letting the other chaps have it your way” This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of articles that first…

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Three Myths about What Customers Want

June 23, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Karen Freeman, Patrick Spenner, and Anna Bird  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. Note: This…

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10 big mistakes successful leaders make

June 22, 2012

Here is an article written by Steve Tobak for CBS MoneyWatch, the CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the website’s newsletters, please click here. *     *    …

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The Thought Leader Interview: Dov Seidman

June 22, 2012

Here is the introduction to an interview of Dov Seidman, conducted by Art Kleiner and featured in strategy+business magazine published by Booz & Company, during which the influential business author and CEO explains why the practice of enlightened self-governance gives…

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How to Get Into the Zone

June 22, 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. *     *     * Everyone aspires to get into “the zone,” or the mental state where…

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The next tine you’re having a REALLY bad day….

June 21, 2012

          The next tine you’re having a REALLY bad day, watch this brief video clip from ABC’s Good Morning America program. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moqL4a44tl8

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The Prince: A book review by Bob Morris

June 21, 2012

The Prince: The Original Classic  Niccolò Machiavelli, with an Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone Publishing Ltd. (2010) How and why a leader needs to be both “a fox to discern snares, and a lion to drive off wolves” Those who have read one or more…

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