Month: April 2015

Greg McKeown on “The Pursuit of Less”

April 27, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Greg McKeown by Frank Kalman for written Talent Management magazine. To read the interview, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning…

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Measure an Employee’s Qualitative Performance

April 27, 2015

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. * * * Performance reviews often require you to assess an employee’s performance…

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The Power of Thanks: A book review by Bob Morris

April 26, 2015

The Power of Thanks: How Social Recognition Empowers Employees and Creates a Best Place to Work Eric Mosley and Derek Irvine McGraw-Hill Education (2015) How and why effective social recognition will help to accelerate personal growth and professional development Major…

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Clive Wilson on how to design a purposeful organisation: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

April 26, 2015

Clive Wilson is a writer, speaker, facilitator and business coach. He is a director of Primeast, a learning and development company based in the beautiful town of Harrogate in the county of North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, some 220…

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The 10 Core Principles of Delivering True Business Value

April 25, 2015

I agree with Warren Buffet: “Price is what you charge. Value is what people think it’s worth.” In Does It Work?: 10 Principles for Delivering True Business Value in Digital Marketing, Shane Atchison and Jason Burby introduce a four step…

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Gallup: State of the American Manager

April 25, 2015

In 2014, Gallup data revealed that only one in 10 people possess high talent to manage, and that companies fail to choose the appropriate manager with the right talent 82% of the time. Gallup’s latest report provides an in-depth look…

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Alexa von Tobel (chief executive of LearnVest) in “The Corner Office”

April 24, 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 Alexa von Tobel, chief executive…

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The 15 Diseases of Leadership, According to Pope Francis

April 24, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gary Hamel 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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Linda Rottenberg: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

April 24, 2015

Named one of “America’s Best Leaders” by U.S. News and one of TIME’s 100 “Innovators for the 21st century,” Linda Rottenberg is considered among the world’s most dynamic experts on entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership. Her pioneering work also earned her…

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