Month: April 2014
Note: This interview was published on March 21, 2009, and is worthy of being reprinted at this website. Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Stefan Heck and Matt Rogers for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. The authors of the new book Resource Revolution argue that high resource prices are spurring innovations…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Huggy Rao and Robert I. Sutton for Talent Management magazine. They suggest that mastering the art of scaling a human organization requires learning when and how to shift gears from fast…
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New York Stories: The Best of the City Section of the New York Times Constance Rosenblum, Editor New York University Press (2005) The “glories, frustrations, and peculiar appeal” of New York On occasion, I read two books at about the…
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Marty Neumneier is the Director of Transformation for the Liquid Agency as well as author of several bestselling books in which he explains how almost anyone in almost any organization can help to achieve breakthroughs in creativity and innovation. He…
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Suppose we were sitting together on a plane and you asked, “Brad, I understand the basics of Topgrading, but what is the one thing that I could do to get the most out of Topgrading methods to turbo-boost my hiring…
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Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences Jane Hyun and Audrey S. Lee HarperBusiness/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2014) Invaluable information, insights, and counsel with regard to how to become and help others to become a “fluent leader” According…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Doug Yakola for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register…
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Moments of Impact: How to Design Strategic Conversations That Accelerate Change Chris Ertel and Lisa Kay Solomon Simon & Schuster (2014) How to replace “time-sucking, energy-depleting meetings and workshops with high engagement strategic conversations” There are times when all of…
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What business leaders can learn from Paul (“Bear”) Bryant
Many years ago, “Bum” Phillips was asked who he thought the greatest football coach was. Without any hesitation, he said Bear Bryant. Why? Because “he can take his’n and beat your’n and take your’n and beat his’n.” His response offers…
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