Month: August 2012

How to Avoid Common Talent Assessment Mistakes

August 13, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Morrison 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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Team Turnarounds: A book review by Bob Morris

August 12, 2012

Team Turnarounds: A Playbook for Transforming Underperforming Teams Joe Frontiera and Daniel Leidl Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2012) How and why results-driven, high-impact teams can transform organizations at all levels and in all areas With rare exception, the best business books are…

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Bill Flemming (Skanska USA Building Inc.) in “The Corner Office”

August 12, 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 Bill Flemming, president of Skanska USA Building Inc., who wants…

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The Key Ingredients of a Successful Team

August 11, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Vineet Nayar 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. *     *     * I…

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Care to Dare: A book review by Bob Morris

August 11, 2012

Care to Dare: Unleashing Astonishing Potential Through Secure Base Leadership George Kohlrieser, Susan Goldsworthy, and Duncan Coombe Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2012) “Dream more than others think practical. Expect more than others think possible. Care more than others think wise.”  —…

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What it takes to be a rising star

August 10, 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. *     *     * (MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY Want to…

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Why “Creative Destruction” Tends to Destroy More than It Creates

August 10, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Zook 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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Customer Engagement: Three Myths about What They Want

August 9, 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…

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Minding your digital business: McKinsey Global Survey results

August 9, 2012

Here is a summary report on the results of a recent McKinsey Global Survey, results that indicate that executives expect that new digital technologies will transform their businesses, but many admit their companies are far from prepared in developing capabilities and meeting challenges. To read…

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The Hidden Wealth of Customers: A book review by Bob Morris

August 8, 2012

The Hidden Wealth of Customers: Realizing the Untapped Value of Your Most Important Asset Bill Lee Harvard Business Review Press  (2012) Estimates vary but, on average, it costs about six times more to add a new customer than it does…

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