Month: June 2013

What’s Ahead: Is Involvement the New Engagement?

June 13, 2013

Dwaine Maltais for Talent Management magazine. To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * *…

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Progress At Work, But Mothers Still Pay a Price

June 13, 2013

Here’s a brief excerpt from an article written by Stephanie Coontz for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo Credit: Will Reissner * * * Here’s an…

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The huge impact that a small liberal arts college can have

June 12, 2013

The quality of education I received at Beloit College enabled me to receive a full scholarship from Yale University where I then earned a graduate degree in comparative literature. For many of us, attending a small liberal arts college (in…

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Leadership Sustainability: A book review by Bob Morris

June 12, 2013

Leadership Sustainability: Seven Disciplines to Achieve the Changes Great Leaders Know They Must Make Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood McGraw-Hill (2013) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle I was wondering…

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Laura Vanderkam on “What great coaches do — and leaders should, too”

June 12, 2013

Here is an article written by Laura Vanderkam 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 newsletters, please click here.…

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The Tyranny of the Micromanager

June 11, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Amanda Foreman for the Wall Street Journal. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration credit: Alex Nabaum * * * As…

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Leon M. Hielkema: An interview by Bob Morris

June 11, 2013

Leon M. Hielkema has more than 15 years of international experience in developing, executing, and evaluating strategic change projects. He has successfully coached many internal professionals over the years and is a featured speaker and trainer. His book Strategic Management…

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Toward a Self Employed Nation?

June 11, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Wendell Cox for NewGeography.com, a joint venture of Joel Kotkin and Praxis Strategy Group. To read the complete article, check out others, and subscribe, please click here. * * *…

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The Three Rules: A book review by Bob Morris

June 10, 2013

The Three Rules: How Exceptional Companies Think Michael E. Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed Portfolio/Penguin Group (2013) The paradox of exceptional organizational performance: Do not be an exception to three rules With rare exception, the best business books are research/evidence-driven and…

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Paulett Eberhart (CDI) in “The Corner Office”

June 10, 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 Paulett Eberhart, president and C.E.O.…

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