Month: October 2014

Philosopher kings: Why and how business leaders would benefit from studying great writers

October 10, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article from The Economist in which the benefits of inward-bound learning are examined. For more than 20 years, I have been retained by corporate clients to conduct what I characterize as “brown bag…

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Deborah Bial (president of the Posse Foundation) in “The Corner Office”

October 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 Deborah Bial, president of the…

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Managing Organizational Change: A book review by Bob Morris

October 9, 2014

Managing Organizational Change: A Practical Toolkit for Leaders Helen Campbell Kogan-Page (2014) How to lead effective organizational change: Concise, substantial, practical, and do-able discussions and recommendations Most organizational change initiatives either fail or fall far short of original expectations and…

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Jim Schleckser: “When to Delegate? Try the 70 percent Rule”

October 9, 2014

In an article written by for Inc. magazine, Jim Schleckser claims that if you don’t learn to embrace the art of delegation, you won’t be able to build your business. The 70 percent rule gives you guidance on how to…

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“We are many parts….”

October 8, 2014

Not all of the most valuable business lessons are to be found in business books. For example, consider this passage from the King James Version of St Paul’s First Letters to Corinthians, Passages 12-14: “For as the body is one,…

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Robert Sher: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

October 8, 2014

Rob Sher is founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies seeking to accelerate their performance. He has published extensively on the successful leadership traits of CEOs…

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David Brooks on “The Problem With Pragmatism”

October 8, 2014

Over the years, I have relied on a few journalists to help me navigate my way through the forces and events that resemble a fog in everyday life. David Brooks is one of them. His mind reminds me of a…

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Peter F. DiGiammarino: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

October 7, 2014

Peter DiGiammarino is a senior executive with 35 years of success leading businesses that target tight public and private markets around the world. In addition to running companies, he serves public, private, private-equity-owned, and venture-capital-backed software and services firms as…

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We Need Better Managers, Not More Technocrats

October 7, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Didier Bonnet and George Westerman 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…

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Penny Herscher (chief executive of FirstRain) in “The Corner Office”

October 7, 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 Penny Herscher, the chief executive…

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