Month: September 2017

When Your Team’s Performance Is Mediocre, Address It Immediately

September 30, 2017

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. * * * What do you do when someone’s work is OK but…

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5 Questions to Help Your Employees Find Their Inner Purpose

September 30, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kristi Hedges 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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Mastering three strategies of organic growth

September 29, 2017

Organic growth is key to companies’ futures. According to survey results, the best firms follow more than one path to achieve it and also are better at developing the right capabilities to support it. Here is a brief excerpt from…

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Alexander von Humboldt’s Unique Significance in 2017

September 29, 2017

  As the debate continues with regard to global warning, depletion of natural resources, and cataclysmic natural disasters, I decided to re-read a book published two years ago. In The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulf has this to say about…

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The Power of Onlyness : A book review by Bob Morris

September 28, 2017

The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World Nilofer Merchant Viking/An imprint of Penguin Random House (August 2017) “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” Margaret Mead To what does…

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How to Work with a Bad Listener

September 28, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rebecca Knight 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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Esther Choy on the Power of Storytelling: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

September 27, 2017

Esther Choy founded Leadership Story Lab in 2010 to help others leverage the art of storytelling to create extraordinary opportunities. Through the mastery of simple but potent techniques, clients become more engaging and persuasive. Their messages resonate. Success ensues. Her…

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The Worldwide Employee Engagement Crisis

September 27, 2017

  Here is an excerpt from an article by Annamarie Mann and Jim Harter for the Gallup Business Journal. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and learn more about the firm, please click here. * * *…

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Getting ready for the future of work

September 26, 2017

Artificial intelligence is poised to disrupt the workplace. What will the company of the future look like—and how will people keep up? Here is a brief excerpt from an article featured in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company.…

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The Personality Traits of Good Negotiators

September 26, 2017

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 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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