Month: February 2014

Robert Cialdini on “The Six Principles of Influence”

February 13, 2014

The Six Principles of Influence (also known as the “Six Weapons of Influence”) were introduced in Cialdini’s book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (1984). A revised edition was published in 2006. Cialdini identified the six principles through experimental studies, and…

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Saundra Pelletier (chief executive of WomanCare Global) in “The Corner Office”

February 13, 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 Saundra Pelletier, chief executive of…

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Daniel Goleman on “Strategies to enhance focus at work, school and home”

February 13, 2014

Here is an excerpt from a Q&A featured by LinkedIn Pulse during which Dan Goleman explains why the pace of modern life doesn’t always lend itself well to focus or concentration – especially given all the things we try to…

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Risk and responsibility in a hyperconnected world: Implications for enterprises

February 13, 2014

In an article they co-authored, David Chinn, James Kaplan, and Allen Weinberg discuss a new report from the World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company that suggests, for the world’s economy to get full value from technological innovation, it must…

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David and Tom Kelley on “Why Creativity Is Like Karaoke”

February 12, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Leigh Buchanan for Inc. magazine. IDEO founders David and Tom Kelley share their thoughts about building a creative culture. To read the complete article and c heck out others, please click…

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The Coming of the Second Machine Age

February 12, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Bill Teuber for the Huffington Post. To read the complete article, c heck out others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Andrew McAfee and…

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The Doodle Revolution: A book review by Bob Morris

February 12, 2014

The Doodle Revolution: Unlock the Power to Think Differently Sunni Brown Portfolio/Penguin Group (2014) How to make spontaneous marks (with your mind and body) to help yourself think with greater precision and clarity In this entertaining as well as informative…

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Carmine Gallo on why Steve Jobs’s presentations were “insanely great”

February 12, 2014

In The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience (McGraw-Hill, 2009), Carmine Gallo cites a few tips early in his narrative. They may seem simple but don’t be fooled. All of the…

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Christy Wyatt (chief executive of Good Technology) in “The Corner Office”

February 11, 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 Christy Wyatt, the chief executive…

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!nnovation: A book review by Bob Morris

February 11, 2014

!nnovation: How Innovators Think, Act and Change Our World Kim Chandler McDonald KoganPage (2013) Valuable perspectives on and from within the emerging and evolving Global Digital Economy (GDE) This is the latest of several dozen books on innovation that I…

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