Month: December 2014

Rethinking the role of the strategist

December 11, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Birshan, Emma Gibbs, and Kurt Strovink for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. They acknowledge that strategic planning has been under assault for years. But good strategy is…

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The essence of gratitude

December 10, 2014

Here’s the situation. A child in Argentina receives a birthday gift from his parents. He really wants an iPad but knows that his parents cannot afford it. Pay close attention to his reactions. There are valuable lessons for all of…

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Seven Takeaways from Marc Andreessen’s Interview With Peter Thiel

December 10, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Cameron Albert-Deitch for Inc. magazine during which he shares his seven takeaways from what two innovative entrepreneurs have to say about everything from monopolies to artificial intelligence in their hour-long podcast conversation.…

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The Future of Work: A book review by Bob Morris

December 10, 2014

The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization Jacob Morgan John Wiley & Sons (2014) The future workplace environment: one within which personal growth and professional development are most likely to flourish Years…

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T’is the season…to support Wikipedia

December 10, 2014

“Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet has free access to the sum of all human knowledge.” Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia Here is the annual appeal from the founder of a most worthy enterprise. “Dear…

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Future Shlock: Meet the two-world hypothesis and its havoc

December 9, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Evgeny Morozov for The New Republic. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * The sewing machine was the smartphone of…

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The past and future of global organizations

December 9, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Wouter Aghina, Aaron De Smet, and Suzanne Heywood for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. They note that, after more than 50 years of trying, the search for an…

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How to Be Authentic at Work in 22 Seconds

December 9, 2014

Long ago, Oscar Wilde suggested, “Be yourself. Every one else is taken.” In a word, be authentic. Here is a recent post by David Zinger. You will almost immediately understand why I am sharing it with you. Here we go.…

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Stop Wasting Everyone’s Time

December 8, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from another brilliant article by Sue Shellenbarger for The Wall Street Journal. She acknowledges that meetings and emails kill hours, “but you can identify the worst offenders. To read the complete article, check out others,…

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David Burkus on “How to Have a Eureka! Moment”

December 8, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by David Burkus 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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