Month: November 2012

Here’s an Important Innovation Lesson: Disrupt Before You’re Disrupted

November 15, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Patrick Houston and published by InformationWeek. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * Even innovators struggle with the pace of change. Here are some of the…

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How “social intelligence” can guide decisions

November 15, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company and written by Martin Harrysson, Estelle Metayer, and Hugo Sarrazin, in which they explain why, by offering decision makers rich real-time data, social…

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Nancy Koehn on “Ernest Shackleton’s Lessons for Leaders in Harsh Climates”

November 14, 2012

Background: After the race to the South Pole ended in 1912 with Roald Amundsen’s conquest, Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874–1922) turned his attention to what he said was the one remaining great object of Antarctic journeying—the crossing of the continent…

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The Talent Wave: A book review by Bob Morris

November 14, 2012

The Talent Wave: Why Succession Planning Fails and What to Do About It David Clutterbuck KoganPage (2012) How and why alternative approaches to succession planning and talent management may well be much more effective In a remarkably informative Introduction, David…

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Chris Murphy on “How Do You Survive the Innovation Hamster Wheel?”

November 14, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Murphy and published by InformationWeek magazine. To read the complete article, please click here. This is how two tech leaders do it, and we’d like to hear more tactics from you.…

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Alfred Rappaport’s Saving Capitalism From Short-Termism: A book review by Bob Morris

November 13, 2012

Saving Capitalism From Short-Termism: How to Build Long-Term Value and Take Back Our Financial Future Alfred Rappaport McGraw-Hill (2011) Why and how to “embrace the longer-term time horizons needed for a healthier economy that benefits all” This is one of…

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Nate Silver Is a One-Man Traffic Machine for the Times

November 13, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marc Tracy and published by The New Republic magazine. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * “FiveThirtyEight is drawing huge traffic,” New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson…

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Brilliance by Design: A book review by Bob Morris

November 12, 2012

Brilliance by Design: Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage Vicki Halsey Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2011) “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read; rather, they will be those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”…

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How to Promote Potential With Success Mapping

November 12, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mara Swan 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…

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