Month: December 2015

David Brooks on “How ISIS Makes Radicals”

December 9, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from a timely and thoughtful article by David Brooks for The New York Time. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * After the terrorist…

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Use Plans to Focus Yourself, Not Test Yourself

December 9, 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. * * * Planning out your week can help you navigate life gracefully…

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Born to Be Conned

December 8, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Maria Konnikova for The New York Times. One of her key points is that many people have “a deep need to believe in a version of the world where everything really…

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Jeremie Kubicek: An interview by Bob Morris

December 8, 2015

Jeremie Kubicek is the co­founder of GiANT Worldwide, a global company dedicated to leadership transformation through intentional apprenticeship. He is also a speaker, best­selling author and pioneering entrepreneur, and he is best known for his enthusiastic, impactful encouragement to leaders…

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Patterns of Disruption

December 7, 2015

Here is an introduction to invaluable material provided by Deloitte’s Center for the Edge, affiliated with Deloitte University Press. To again full access to it, check out other resources, and sign up for email alerts, Please click here. * *…

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Why Poor People Stay Poor

December 7, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an extraction from a bestselling book by Linda Tirado, featured by Slate. She lost a truck to an impound lot like in the picture (above) because she couldn’t pay the storage fees. To read…

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If You Read Only One Business Book This Year, It Should Be This One

December 6, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jessica Stillman for Inc.com in which she discusses a book that The Financial Times and McKinsey have declared the most important business read of the year. To read the complete article,…

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The Power of Immersive Media

December 6, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Frank Rose for strategy+business magazine, published by Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting group (formerly Booz & Company). A he explains, there are reasons why the most successful advertising today convincingly takes on…

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Grow from Your Strengths

December 5, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Gerald Adolph and Kim David Greenwood for strategy+business magazine, published by Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting group (formerly Booz & Company). They explain why and how the only sustainable way to capture…

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Four fundamentals of workplace automation

December 5, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from another superb article written by Michael Chui, James Manyika, and Mehdi Miremadi for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They ex[lain why, as the automation of physical and knowledge work advances, many…

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