Month: April 2013

John Boudreau on “The Physics of Talent”

April 16, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Boudreau for Talent Management magazine. In it, he asks, “Have you given your people the right opportunity to perform?” To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and…

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Why Ron Johnson Was Ousted As JCPenney CEO

April 16, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Robert Passikoff and featured by the CustomerThink website. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * In 2000…

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Chip Heath and Olivier Sibony on “Making great decisions”

April 15, 2013

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a conversation featured by The McKinsey Quarterly during which Stanford’s Chip Heath and McKinsey’s Olivier Sibony discuss new research, fresh frameworks, and practical tools for decision makers. To read the complete transcript,…

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Sparks of Genius: A book review by Bob Morris

April 15, 2013

Sparks of Genius: The 13 Thinking Tools Robert and Michele Root-Bernstein Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Company (1999) A brilliant examination of “the whole point of gourmet thinking and education” I agree with Robert and Michele Root-Bernstein: “By half-understanding the nature of…

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The Creative Mindset: Classic Insights

April 15, 2013

These are among my personal favorites. Please share yours. o “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Edgar Degas (left) o “What moves men of genius, or rather what inspires their work, is not new…

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The Infinite Resource: A book review by Bob Morris

April 14, 2013

The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet Ramez Naam University Press of New England (2013) How and why “the infinite power of ideas” can help the human race to manage finite natural resources I agree with…

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Marcus Ryu (Guidewire Software) in “The Corner Office”

April 14, 2013

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 Marcus Ryu, the C.E.O. of…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/8/13)

April 14, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet Ramez Naam World Changers: 25 Entrepreneurs Who Changed Business as…

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Any Grizzlies in your office?

April 13, 2013

Here’s an excerpt from a recent post by Emily Bennington at her website. She is the co-author of Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job with Skip Lineberg and, more recently,…

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Alessandro Di Fiore on “Getting Crazy Ideas Off the Ground”

April 13, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Alessandro Di Fiore 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 email…

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