Month: March 2015

The Secrets to Managing Business Analytics Projects

March 9, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Stijn Viaene and Annabel Van den Bunder for MIT SLoan Managedment Review. They explain why business analytics projects are often characterized by uncertain or changing requirements — and a high…

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The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

March 9, 2015

The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership: Classical Wisdom for Modern Leaders M.A. Soupios and Panos Mourdoukoutas AMACOM (2015) “Everything changes, nothing changes.” Heraclitus Although M.A. Soupios and Panos Mourdoukoutas selected the term “rules,” I think “defining characteristics” or “core principles”…

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Sarah Fister Gale on “Tricks of the Predictive Trade”

March 9, 2015

Here is a brief article written by Sarah Fister Gale for Talent Management magazine. She explains why adoption of predictive analytics in talent management has been slow, but a few companies have shown how it can positively influence business. To…

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Peter Stearns on “The History of Happiness”

March 8, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter N. Stearns 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…

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Edward (Ned) Hallowell, MD, on Stress in the Workplace: A second interview by Bob Morris

March 8, 2015

Edward (Ned) Hallowell, MD, a child and adult psychiatrist, is a New York Times bestselling author, world-renowned speaker and leading authority in the field of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He is a graduate of Harvard College and Tulane Medical…

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Travis Bradberry on “10 Truths We Forget Too Easily”

March 7, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Travis Bradberry for LinkedIn Pulse in which he reviews a series of basic truths whose importance many (most?) of us either forget or under-estimate. To read the complete article, check out…

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Susan Salka (chief executive of AMN Healthcare) in “The Corner Office”

March 7, 2015

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 Susan Salka, chief executive of…

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Andreas Kluth on “The Catastrophe of Success”

March 6, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Andreas Kluth 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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Greg McKeown: An interview by Bob Morris

March 6, 2015

Greg McKeown is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. His writing has appeared or been covered by Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico,Inc. Magazine and Harvard Business Review. He has also been interviewed…

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From Bedouin To Billionaire: How Mohed Altrad Became Europe’s Scaffolding King

March 6, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Katia Savchuk for Forbes magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo: Laura Stevens for Forbes * * * Mohed Altrad doesn’t…

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