Month: December 2012

Michael J. Mauboussin: An interview by Bob Morris, Part 1

December 7, 2012

Michael J. Mauboussin is Chief LMCM. In 2004, Michael was Chief U.S. Investment Strategist at Credit Suisse. Michael joined CS in 1992 as a packaged food industry analyst, and was repeatedly named to Institutional Investor‘s All-America Research Team and The Wall Street…

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Malcolm Gladwell on “Creation Myth: Xerox PARC, Apple, and the truth about innovation”

December 7, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from the archives of Malcolm Gladwell‘s articles for The New Yorker. To read the complete article and check out the other resources at his website, please click here. * * * In late 1979, a…

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Strategy for You: A book review by Bob Morris

December 7, 2012

Strategy for You: Building a Bridge to the Life You Want Rich Horwath Greenleaf Book Group Press (2012) If you have a dream, Rich Horwath can help you to make it come true. There are business situations in which the…

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Lincoln and leadership

December 7, 2012

A recent Schumpeter column published in The Economist, “Lincoln and leadership,” explains how and why outsiders can make the best leaders—and also the worst. To read the complete article, please click here. Illustration: Brett Ryder *     *     * IN MAY 1860…

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“How can we use social media to differentiate our company from our competition?”

December 6, 2012

  Whatever their size and nature may be, all organizations need to differentiate themselves from their competition and this is a question their leaders are asking…or should be asking — as another New Year begins. Here are brief descriptions of…

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Fighting the Fears That Block Creativity

December 6, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tom Kelley and David Kelley for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a…

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Rework: A book review by Bob Morris

December 6, 2012

Rework Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson Crown Business (2010) The benefits of having “a built-in, shock-proof crap detector” If Joseph Schumpeter were to design what could be called “creative destroyers,” he would probably come up with a business thinker…

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The Thought Leader Interview: William J. O’Rourke

December 6, 2012

In an interview conducted by Ann Graham for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company, William J. O’Rourke explains why executives in international business practice, ethics and competitive advantage go hand in hand. Here is a brief excerpt. To read…

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The One-Minute Change That Will Transform Your Company

December 5, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Lisa Earle McLeod for Fast Company magazine. To read the complete article, check out other online resources, subscribe to the free Fast Company newsletter, and obtain deep discount subscription information,…

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