Month: October 2014

How to cultivate worker passion as a cornerstone of talent development

October 17, 2014

Here’s the latest email alert from the Deloitte Center for the Edge. To learn more about the Center and Deloitte LLC, please click here. * * * Up to 88 percent of America’s workforce is not able to contribute to…

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Ten of the most valuable business websites for women

October 16, 2014

Based on what I have observed and learned, I think these are among the most valuable business websites for women, listed in alpha order: 1. BlogHer: The premier women’s blog platform is celebrating its sixth year this year–and it’s still…

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The small BIG: A book review by Bob Morris

October 16, 2014

The small BIG: small changes that spark BIG influence Steve J. Martin, Noah J. Goldstein, and Robert B. Cialdini Grand Central Publishing (2014) Why “it is often the smallest changes in approach that make the biggest difference” when it comes…

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Want big data sales programs to work? Get emotional

October 16, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Matt Ariker and Nimal Manuel for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They note that most companies are inundated with data, know how they would like to use…

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Why top sales people focus on priorities – not needs

October 15, 2014

I grateful to Will Roche for calling my attention to an outstanding article by Bob Apollo, featured by LinkedIn Pulse, in which he shares some unconventional, perhaps counterintuitive insights about a human activity that can be traced back at least…

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Three Ways to Encourage Risk-Taking

October 15, 2014

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here, * * * Over the past few years, the economy has forced many…

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What Motivates Me: A book review by Bob Morris

October 15, 2014

What Motivates Me: Put Your Passions to Work Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton The Culture Works; HAR/PSC edition (September 2014) How to get your passions in proper alignment with how you want to live and what you want to do…

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Rod Pyle: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

October 15, 2014

Rod Pyle is author of multiple best-selling books on space exploration and innovation for major publishers including Smithsonian, McGraw-Hill, HarperCollins, Prometheus/Random House, Sterling and Carlton. His most recent books are Innovation the NASA Way: Harnessing the Power of Your Organization…

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Laurie Pikard on “Why Women Should Take Business MOOCs”

October 14, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from a blog post by Laurie Pikard at her website, No-Pay MBA. “Hi! I’m Laurie. I’m using websites like Coursera, edX, Udacity, and others to put together the equivalent of an MBA degree – for…

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Karl Kapp on how and why “Gamification is really about engagement”

October 14, 2014

In Part 2 of my interview of Karl Kapp, I ask this question: ” In the most successful companies, three of their defining characteristucs are are often referred to as “The Three Cs” thrive: Communication, Cooperation, and — of greater…

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