Month: December 2014

How to Build an Innovation Engine in 90 Days

December 8, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott Anthony, David Duncan, and Pontus M.A. Siren for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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Leadership Lessons to Learn from Single Moms

December 7, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Wesam (Sam) Halwani that is featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * So, you are leading a team of…

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Building a world-class team

December 7, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from another classic article written by David Kirk for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and…

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The Case for Female Executives

December 6, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Philippa Waller that is featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * There’s no doubt about it – it really…

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Three steps to building a better top team

December 6, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michiel Kruyt, Judy Malan, and Rachel Tuffield for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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Closing the Pay Gap — Quickly

December 5, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by R. McCall Jones III, that is featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * The Institute for Adult Communication looks…

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Fee-Based Libraries Were Like Netflix for Books, 200 Years Ago

December 5, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Daniel Akst for The Wall Street Journal. As he explains, all-you-can-read lending services helped democratize reading. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here.…

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What High Performers Want at Work

December 5, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Karie Willyerd 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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Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work…and What Does: A book review by Bob Morris

December 4, 2014

Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work…and What Does: The New Science of Leading, Energizing, and Engaging Susan Fowler Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2014) Why and how we need to reevaluate traditional beliefs and practices in order to understand what motivation is…and isn’t Why…

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How to Encourage Your Team to Take More Risks

December 4, 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. * * * Innovation requires a tolerance for risk-taking and learning from failure.…

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