Month: May 2014

David Shaked: An interview by Bob Morris

May 11, 2014

David Shaked is an independent consultant—a positive change leader for individuals, teams, and organizations. He has been practicing Lean Thinking and Six Sigma for 15 years as a certified Master Black Belt. David is also a practitioner and teacher of…

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Christopher Emdin on the need to “Teach teachers how to create magic”

May 10, 2014

Richard Saul Wurman created the TED conference in 1984 as a onetime event. (As you may already know, TED refers to Technology, Education, and Design.) It became a four-day conference six years later. Chris Anderson purchased TED in 2001. Until…

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The disruptive power of collaboration: An interview with Clay Shirky

May 10, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Clay Shirky by Michael Chui for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete interview, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information,…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Rules of Genius, #11: Use beauty as a yardstick”

May 9, 2014

The world’s greatest scientists, philosophers, and artists agree: If an idea isn’t beautiful, it’s probably not innovative. They’re putting a special spin on the word “beautiful” by defining beauty as a quality of wholeness, or harmony, that generates pleasure, meaning,…

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A Culture of Purpose: A book review by Bob Morris

May 9, 2014

A Culture of Purpose: How to Choose the Right People and Make the Right People Choose You Christoph Lueneburger Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand (2014) A brilliant analysis of perhaps the single most important dimension of organizational alignment Accord to Jim Collins…

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Finding the sweet spot for allocating innovation resources

May 9, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Vanessa Chan, Marc de Jong, and Vidyadhar Ranade for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. As they explain, a survey finds that when it comes to reallocating R&D…

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Denise Lee Yohn on “How to become an exceptional brand”

May 8, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from my interview of Denise Lee Yohn, author of What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest (Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand 2014). * * * Today, when there are…

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Thinkers50 Announces “QUICK THINKING”: New Knowledge-Sharing Initiative

May 8, 2014

Here is an exciting announcement by Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer, co-founders of Thinkers50 and thought leaders in their own right. I urge you to read the announcement, then sign up by clicking here and check out the abundance of…

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Berkshire’s Radical Strategy: Trust

May 8, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Andrew Ross Sorkin for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo credit: Nati Harnik/Associated Press * * *…

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Josh Linkner on how to avoid “the complexity trap”

May 8, 2014

Here is a brief article by Josh Linkner during which he shares his thoughts about how to get to what Oliver Wendell Holmes once characterized as “simplicity on the other side of complexity.” This is what Albert Einstein also had…

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