Month: October 2012

Found in Translation: A book review by Bob Morris

October 2, 2012

Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche Perigdee/The Penguin Group (2012) How and why “humanity depends on translation for its successful functioning” As co-authors Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche point out, the word “translation” comes…

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Deconstructing Executive Presence

October 2, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Beeson 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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Kevin Allen: The first interview, by Bob Morris

October 1, 2012

Previously, Kevin Allen spent two decades at the top of advertising giants McCann-Erickson, the Interpublic Group, and Lowe Worldwide. He is now CEO and founder of a London-based business transformation company, re:kap, and globally recognised as one of the advertising industry’s most accomplished growth professionals. The…

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How to become more strategic: Three tips for any executive

October 1, 2012

Here is an especially informative article co-authored by Michael Birshan and Jayanti Kar, featured by The McKinsey Quarterly which is published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, learn more about this remarkable firm, and register to…

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Organizational health: The ultimate competitive advantage

October 1, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from another outstanding article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which co-authors Scott Keller and Colin Price explain why organizations must build the capacity to learn and keep changing over time to sustain high performance, To read the…

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