Month: April 2013
Jonathan Winters always was and forever will be my favorite humorist. Here is a brief excerpt from Robin Williams‘ tribute to him, featured in The New York Times. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * My…
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To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism Evgeny Morozov PublicAffairs/Perseus Books Group (2013) How and why the inefficiency of “solutionism” is compromising advanced technology I agree with Evgeny Morozov that a never-ending quest to ameliorate, what Tania…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Maxwell Wessel 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 subscription to HBR…
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Make Your Brain Smarter: Increase Your Brain’s Creativity, Energy, and Focus Sandra Bond Chapman with Shelly Kirkland Free Press/A Simon & Schuster Imprint (2013) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle…
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Here is an excerpt from another McKinsey Global Study during which executives indicate that the adoption of social-media tools at their companies is high—and that this usage could spur additional benefits. To read the complete report, check out other resources,…
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50 Philosophy Classics: THINKING, BEING, ACTING, SEEING – Profound Insights and Powerful Thinking from Fifty Key Books Tom Butler-Bowdon Nicholas Brealey Publishing (2013) The study of philosophy has as its purpose to know…the truth about the ways things are.” Thomas…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Vijay Govindarajan and Srikanth Srinivas 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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In recent years, we have observed a tsunami of books, articles, and events that focus on employee engagement. Much of the content they provide and discuss is based on research by highly reputable firms. In Flat Army: Creating a Connected…
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The Nature of the Future: Dispatches from the Socialstructed World Marina Gorbis Free Press/A Division of Simon & Schuster (2013) How and why “we are infusing more and more of our economic transactions with social connectedness” Why did Marina Gorbis…
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How to Strike the Right Tone in Your Writing
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. * * * Getting tone right takes work — but it’s critical to…
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