Month: November 2013

Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi on “The Coherence Premium”

November 5, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi 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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The Global Innovation 1000: Navigating the Digital Future

November 5, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Barry Jaruzelski, John Loehr, and Richard Holman for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. In it, they focus on the firm’s annual study of R&D spending, one that reveals…

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Today, Company Lifecycle and Culture Change Too Fast

November 5, 2013

Here is a brief article written for Forbes in which Martin Zwilling provides a superb introduction to Fish Can’t See Water: How National Culture Can Make or Break Your Corporate Strategy, co-authored by Kai Hammerich and Richard D. Lewis, and…

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Dave Marzo on “Shifting the Scales to Enable Innovation”

November 4, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dave Marzo for Talent Management magazine in which he discusses how and why companies that take advantage of technology and allow employees to have a voice in their development plans will…

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Tim Ferriss on “Richard Feynman: The Pleasure of Finding Things Out”

November 4, 2013

Here is an article from the archives of Tim Ferriss‘ blog. If I could select any six people throughout history to be my guests at a private dinner, I would include Richard Feynman, as would Ferriss. He also shares his…

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Grounded: A book review by Bob Morris

November 4, 2013

Grounded: How Leaders Stay Rooted in an Uncertain World Bob Rosen Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2014) The leadership skills needed to cope with speed, impermanence, complexity, transparency, competition, and globalization Over the years, I have interviewed hundreds of thought leaders (many…

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The 50 Greatest Breakthroughs Since the Wheel

November 3, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from James Fallows‘ introduction in his article written for The Atlantic. To read the complete article, obtain subscription information, and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. * * * Why did it…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 10/28/13)

November 3, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Trust Inc: Strategies for Building Your Company’s Most Valuable Asset Barbara Brooks Kimmel, Editor Maximize Your Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take…

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Tilting the global balance: An interview with the CEO of Solvay

November 2, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from Hervé de Barbeyrac and Ruben Verhoeven’s interview of Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, CEO of Solvay, for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. A Belgian company, Solvay is reshaping its portfolio to focus harder on…

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Trust Inc: A book review by Bob Morris

November 2, 2013

Trust Inc: Strategies for Building Your Company’s Most Valuable Asset Barbara Brooks Kimmel, Editor Next Decade, Inc. (2014) How and why a high trust culture is one within which personal growth and professional development are most likely to thrive Curious,…

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