Month: June 2013

New Gallup Study: Most Americans unhappy at work

June 26, 2013

The State of the American Workplace: Employee Engagement Insights for U.S. Business Leaders report highlights findings from Gallup’s ongoing study of the American workplace from 2010 through 2012. This is a continuation of Gallup’s previous report on the U.S. workplace…

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The Imperatives of an Organization Built for Speed

June 26, 2013

Here is a brief article written by Vijay Govindarajan and Manish Tangri for he HBR Blog Network. To check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * *…

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Negotiation : A book review by Bob Morris

June 26, 2013

Negotiation Brian Tracy AMACOM (2013) “Every battle is won or lost before it is fought.” Sun Tzu I selected one of the insights in The Art if War because I was again reminded of it while sharing Brian Tracy’s thoughts…

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4 signs you’re a slacker

June 26, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Suzanne Lucas for CBS MoneyWatch, the CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the website’s…

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The neuroscience of sleep: Russell Foster at TEDGlobal 2013

June 25, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article posted by Thu-Huong Ha at the TED website. To read the complete article and watch the film of Russell Foster’s TED program, please click here. Photo: James Duncan Davidson * * * Neuroscientist…

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Managers as Mentors: A book review by Bob Morris

June 25, 2013

Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning Chip R. Bell and Marshall Goldsmith Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2013) Once upon a time, about 3,000 years ago…. According to Homer’s account in The Odyssey, before departing with his troops from his kingdom in…

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Robert Steven Kaplan: An interview by Bob Morris

June 25, 2013

Robert Steven Kaplan is the Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice and Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School. He is also and co-chairman of Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a global venture philanthropy firm. Prior to joining Harvard Business School…

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Helene D. Gayle (CARE) in “The Corner Office”

June 24, 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 Helene D. Gayle, president and…

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How to Storyboard Your Presentation

June 24, 2013

  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. * * * Before you start creating slides for your next talk,…

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What the Dog Saw: A book review by Bob Morris

June 24, 2013

What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures Malcolm Gladwell Back Bay Books (2009) Note: I recently re-read this book while preparing for an interview and found the essays even in this volume even more interesting now than I did five…

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