Month: March 2013

7 Secrets to asking effective questions

March 9, 2013

The best talent evaluators insist they learn much more about a person’s abilities from their questions than from their answers. In an article written by Shane Snow and featured by Fast Company magazine, these are among the key points made:…

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Finding Keepers: A book review by Bob Morris

March 9, 2013

Finding Keepers: The Monster Guide to Hiring and Holding the World’s Best Employees Steve Pogorzelski and Jesse Harriott with Doug Hardy McGraw-Hill (2008) Finding “keepers” is only one step in a perilous process. Here’s what you need to know about…

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Business Insights from Abraham Lincoln

March 9, 2013

o “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a men’s character, give him power.” o “I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true.” o “Give me six hours to chop…

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5 ways to use brain science to create persuasive presentations

March 8, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Susan Weinschenk for Business Insider. To read the complete article and check out a wealth of valuable resources, please click here. * * * How many BORING presentations have you attended…

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Global Dexterity: A book review by Bob Morris

March 8, 2013

Global Dexterity: How to Adapt Your Behavior Across Cultures without Losing Yourself in the Process Andy Molinsky Harvard Business Review Press (2013) The Power of Behavior Modification Based on Values-Driven Cross-Cultural Management As I began to read this book, I…

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Pragmatic Pathways to Fundamental, Long-Term Change

March 8, 2013

Resistance to change can doom large-scale organizational transformation. One way to help make success more likely is through a series of smaller moves, smartly made—following Pragmatic Pathways to fundamental, long-term change. In today’s business environment, there is enormous pressure on…

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Leadership: A Master Class

March 7, 2013

Leadership: A Master Class Daniel Goleman, Host More Than Sound A “must have” wealth of resources Years ago, I began to recommend books that I thought should be added to what is, in effect, an in-house business library that almost…

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Big data in the age of the telegraph

March 7, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Caitlin Rosenthal for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, she includes Daniel McCallum’s 1854 organizational design for the New York and Erie Railroad, a design that…

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How to Keep Your Star Employees

March 7, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kasey Wehrum for Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about subscription discounts, please click here. * * * Each day, Inc.‘s reporters scour the…

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Success Under Stress: A book review by Bob Morris

March 7, 2013

Success Under Stress: Powerful Tools for Staying Calm, Confident, and Productive When the Pressure’s On Sharon Melnick AMACOM (2013) How to avoid or overcome self-defeating barriers to success…including those that are self-imposed Walt Kelly’s possum, Pogo, once observed, “We have…

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