Month: January 2014

Bill Seidman: An interview by Bob Morris

January 31, 2014

William Seidman, a recognized thought leader and expert on management decision-making in high-performing organizations, is co-founder, chief executive officer and president of Cerebyte. Seidman contributes an in-depth understanding of the processes required to discover and use expert wisdom to create…

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Automation and the threat to jobs: Policy implications for societies need to be addressed

January 31, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an editorial featured by Financial Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about subscription and registration options, please click here. * * * The mood was optimistic at this year’s…

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Ditch the Pitch: A book review by Bob Morris

January 31, 2014

Ditch the Pitch: The Art of Improvised Persuasion Steve Yastrow SelectBooks (2014) Salesmanship “on the other side of complexity” Steve Yastrow has become convinced – and I agree – that the most effective communications are those that do NOT seem…

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Taking the measure of your innovation performance

January 31, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from a Bain Brief co-authored by Eric Almquist, Mitchell Leiman, Darrell Rigby and Alex Roth, featured at Bain & Company’s website. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of resources, and sign up…

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What Works for Women at Work: A book review by Bob Morris

January 30, 2014

What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know Joan Williams and Rachel Dempsey New York University Press (2014) How and why what works best for women at work will work for men as well. In…

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Girish Navani (C.E.O. of eClinicalWorks) in “The Corner Office”

January 30, 2014

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 Girish Navani, C.E.O. of eClinicalWorks,…

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This Post Will Make You a More Effective Communicator in 90 Seconds

January 30, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from a must-read article by Shane Snow, featured by The Freelance Strategist. To read the complete article and check out the wealth of resources, please click here. Image via Stuck in Customs / Flickr.com *…

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Engaging Employees: What Drives Employee Engagement and Why It Matters

January 30, 2014

I occasionally visit the Dale Carnegie website when in search of especially interesting material. Here is what I recently found. To check out the DC resources, please click here. * * * United States businesses lose $11 billion annually as…

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Richard Feynman – No Ordinary Genius (full version)

January 29, 2014

Below is a link to a video during which the genius of Richard Feynman (1918-1988) is celebrated by those who knew him best. His genius is also revealed by Feynman himself as he explains, in layman’s terms, some of the…

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The chemistry of enthusiasm

January 29, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from a Bain Brief co-authored by Domenico Azzarello, Frédéric Debruyne, and Ludovica Mottura, featured at Bain & Company’s website. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of resources, and sign up for email…

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