Month: December 2012

“The 50 Best Companies to Work For”: 2012

December 18, 2012

  As another New Year approaches, many people hope that it will bring with it new and better opportunities, a new day as bright and as promising as the one captured in this lovely photograph. According to information provided by…

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Two Rules for Keeping Employees Happy and Engaged

December 18, 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. *     *     * Every manager wants a team of dedicated employees. And yet, many bosses…

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Charles R. Morris: An interview by Bob Morris

December 17, 2012

A lawyer and former investment banker, Charles R. Morris has written twelve books and is a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic Monthly. His published works include The Sages: Warren Buffett, George Soros, Paul Volcker, and the Maelstrom of Markets,…

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Karl Heiselman (Wolff Olins) in “The Corner Office”

December 17, 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 Karl Heiselman, the chief executive…

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Cognitive Science: Fifteen Perspectives

December 17, 2012

I have recently read and then reviewed more than a dozen books whose authors discuss one or more dimensions of cognitive science. Even with the accumulation of invaluable information and insights that have increased my understanding of cognitive science, I…

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Albert Einstein on just about everything that really matters

December 17, 2012

I have been collecting quotations since childhood and observations by Albert Einstein (1879-1955) are among my favorites. For example: o “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” o “Insanity is doing…

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Toby Lester: An interview by Bob Morris

December 16, 2012

Toby Lester is a journalist, an editor, and an independent scholar. In addition to writing books, he is a longtime contributor to The Atlantic, for whom he has written extensively, on such topics as the reconstruction of ancient Greek music,…

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12 Jobs on the Brink: Will They Evolve or Go Extinct?

December 16, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Heather Dugan who is a contributing writer to Salary.com. Find out if your current job — or the one you are preparing for — is on the “Endangered Occupations List.”…

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How to Be Assertive While Being Yourself

December 16, 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. * * * If you’re reserved, you’ve likely been told you need…

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The Collected Wisdom of Warren Buffett

December 15, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michael Moritz. I have read and reviewed almost all of the books and read dozens of articles about Warren Buffett. He is among the very few business thinkers who have…

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