Month: April 2015

A Good Resume Grabs Attention at the Start

April 13, 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. * * * The first 15–20 words of your resume are the most…

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Cindi Leive (editor in chief of Glamour magazine) in “The Corner Office”

April 12, 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 Cindi Leive, editor in chief…

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Becoming Steve Jobs: A book review by Bob Morris

April 12, 2015

Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli Crown Business (2015) The Steve Jobs most people did not know…until now In Becoming Steve Jobs, Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli attempt…

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David Brooks on “The Revolution Lives!”

April 11, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Beyond all the talk of…

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Perspectives on Listening

April 11, 2015

I have accumulated hundreds of quotations on the subject of listening, a skill that remains under-appreciated. In essence, listening is hearing with intent: to learn, to understand, to appreciate, and (yes) to reassure the speaker that you care. These are…

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Dan E. King: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

April 10, 2015

Dan is the founder and principal of CloseReach Consulting and has developed a proprietary growth acceleration model designed for business leaders and senior teams striving to outpace the competition. The model consists of and numerically scores three growth drivers: Strategy…

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Leading with GRIT: A book review by Bob Morris

April 10, 2015

Leading with GRIT: Inspiring Action and Accountability with Generosity, Respect, Integrity, and Truth Laurie Sudbrink John Wiley & Sons (2015) “Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s really quite simple. Double your rate of failure.”…

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Leaders Win Trust When They Show a Bit of Humanity

April 10, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tim Leberecht 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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Work Rules!: A book review by Bob Morris

April 9, 2015

Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead Laszlo Bock Twelve/Hatchette Book Group (2015) How to build a workplace culture within which personal growth and professional development are most likely to thrive I agree…

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Linda K. Zecher (chief executive of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) in “The Corner Office”

April 9, 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 Linda K. Zecher, the chief…

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