Month: July 2014

Lee Kuan Yew’s Global Perspectives: Part 2

July 11, 2014

I have just read Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World (Belfer Center Studies in International Security). In it, Graham Allison and Robert D. Blackwill, with Ali Wyne, examine the global perspectives…

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International Monetary Fund chief hints at revising growth estimates for global economy

July 10, 2014

Here is a brief article widely distributed by the Associated Press in which the chief of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, predicts that the global economy will improve over the next 18 months but says that growth might not…

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How to Spend the First 10 Minutes of Your Day

July 10, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ron Friedman for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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Silly Assumptions About Business

July 9, 2014

Here are three of the silliest: 1. Leaders must like people: In fact, it is far more important that leaders respect and trust those entrusted to their care. Some of the most productive workers in any organization are not necessarily…

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Daniel Goleman on “What Makes a Leader?”

July 9, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic essay by Daniel Goleman that has been reprinted by Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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Joanne Rohde (C.E.O. of Axial Exchange) in “The Corner Office”

July 9, 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 Joanne Rohde, C.E.O. of Axial…

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The PBS Interview of Steve Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Co-Authors of Think Like a Freak

July 9, 2014

The co-authors of the best-selling Freakonomics book series unpack the latest installment, Think Like a Freak. Described as having one of the most brilliant minds of his generation, Steve Levitt has some notable accomplishments. He became a full professor in…

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The Alliance: A book review by Bob Morris

July 8, 2014

The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, and Chris Yeh Harvard Business Review Press (2014) How to cope with the “fundamental disconnect of modern employment” What is the “fundamental disconnect” to which Reid Hoffman, Ben…

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Bob Farrell (chief of Kewill) in “The Corner Office”

July 8, 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 Bob Farrell, the chief of…

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Sophia Amoruso: The Secrets of a Nasty Girl

July 7, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Sophia Amoruso by Evie Nagy for Fast Company magazine, to read the complete interview, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * “The first thing…

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