Month: August 2013

The Four Steps to the Epiphany: A book review by Bob Morris

August 10, 2013

The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win Steven Blank K&S Ranch (2013) Additional revelations and refinements to guide and inform the evolution of the Lean Startup Revolution Note: The review that follows is of the…

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Breaking Bad’s Management Lessons

August 10, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Ben Wasserstein for Bloomberg Businessweek. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photograph by Everett Collection * * * “Do you know…

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How to Master Joseph Schumpeter’s Concept of “Creative Destruction”

August 9, 2013

As I began to read Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry, written by David C. Robertson with Bill Breen and published by Crown Business, it occurred to me that LEGO…

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What Boeing Has Learned from Used-Car Salesmen

August 9, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Julie Johnsson for Bloomberg Businessweek. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photograph by Jens Goerlich * * * Auto dealers have long…

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Delegation & Supervision: A book review by Bob Morris

August 9, 2013

Delegation & Supervision Brian Tracy AMACOM (2013) Absolutely essential core competencies for those who aspire to become great supervisors This is the latest volume added to The Brian Tracy Success Library. The others are Motivation and Negotiation, also published by…

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Why “Reply All” Is a Risk Worth Taking

August 9, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Tim Brown for LinkedIn. To read the completer article and check out others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * When was the last time you…

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The Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In

August 8, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Judith Warner for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check others, obtain subscription information, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. Editor: Ilena Silverman Illustration:…

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All In: What Leadership Can Do to Capture and Utilize the Power of Fully Engaged Employees

August 8, 2013

When someone is referred to as the “Apostle of Appreciation,” it’s hard not to think that they might be passionate about employee engagement and culture. The Inc. Small Giants Community’s Executive Director, Raul Candeloro, sat down with Chester Elton, author…

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Daniel Isenberg: An interview by Bob Morris

August 8, 2013

Daniel Isenberg was raised in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and graduated from the University of Oregon and then Harvard University in Social Psychology (Ph.D.), after living and working in Israel from 1972-1976. He taught organizational behavior at Harvard Business School, and…

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The Best Books on Writing, NYC, Animals, and More: A Collaboration with the New York Public Library

August 7, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Maria Popova for her website, Brain Pickings, in which she shares a unique and exciting celebration of “timelessly wonderful reads in an elaborate diorama of papercraft book sculptures.” To read…

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