Month: October 2017

Peter Drucker on “the lost art of management”

October 5, 2017

Here is a recent article from the Drucker Exchange (the Dx), an online resource that hosts an on-going conversation about bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership. It is produced by the Drucker Institute, a think tank and action…

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Esther Choy on the Power of Storytelling: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

October 4, 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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Want to succeed in life? Be eager to go the extra mile.

October 4, 2017

In 1908, Napoleon Hill was retained by Andrew Carnegie to interview the most famous and successful men at that time, throughout the world. For the next two years, that’s what he did. Those in the U.S. included Thomas Edison, Alexander…

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The Marketing Imagination: A book review by Bob Morris

October 3, 2017

The Marketing Imagination (Expanded Edition) Theodore Levitt Free Press (1986) Do not be misled by the date of this Expanded Edition: Of the more than 27 billion books on marketing now in print, none has had a greater impact than…

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The Better You Know Yourself, the More Resilient You’ll Be

October 3, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ron Carucci 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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Alexander von Humboldt’s Influence on Knowledge Leadership

October 2, 2017

As the debate continues as to who’s a “genius” and who isn’t, I decided to re-read a book published two years ago. In The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulf has this to say about Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859): He “was…

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The Real Reason Good Employees Quit

October 2, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article by Liz Ryan for Forbes magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo Credit: Shutterstock * * * When you find a better job…

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Don’t Let Resentment Build for High Performers on Your Team

October 1, 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. * * * Everyone wants star employees on their team. But research shows…

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Kenneth Ziegler (chief executive of Logicworks) in “The Corner Office”

October 1, 2017

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 Kenneth Ziegler, chief executive of…

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