Month: March 2018

Winning Speech Moments: A book review by Bob Morris

March 6, 2018

Winning Speech Moments: How to Achieve Your Objective with Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere Jay Oza 5ToolGroup (2017) How to respond to the unique challenges of preparing and then delivering a “high stakes speech” Ignore this book’s over-cooked subtitle and focus on…

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How strong is your brain?

March 6, 2018

In her recently published book, How We Work, Leah Weiss explains how to “live your purpose, reclaim your sanity, and embrace the daily grind.” At one point, she observes: “Prototype, experimentation, and informed redesign — the contemporary Western system for innovative…

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10 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Walt Disney

March 5, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jacob Davidson for TIME magazine. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * There may be no entertainment industry figure more influential than the Disney company’s eponymous founder.…

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4 Ways to Build an Innovative Team

March 5, 2018

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Greg Satell 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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The five trademarks of agile organizations

March 4, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Wouter Aghina, Aaron De Smet, Gerald Lackey, Michael Lurie, and Monica Murarka for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources,…

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The 3 Things Employees Really Want: Career, Community, Cause

March 4, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Lori Goler, Janelle Gale, Brynn Harrington, and Adam Grant for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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What Is Your Most Urgent and Important Work?

March 3, 2018

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. *     *     * We all think we have too much to…

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Ruth Handler (1945): One of 10 female pioneers whose innovations inspire

March 3, 2018

It may come as a surprise to you that, from the computer to an ice-cream maker, some of the most important discoveries and inventions by women. We’ve all heard of famous inventors such as Thomas Jefferson (Monticello’s Great Clock), Alexander…

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The Motivation Myth: A book review by Bob Morris

March 2, 2018

The Motivation Myth : How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win Jeff Haden Portfolio/Penguin Group (2018) How and why “motivation is a result,” not a spark Long ago, I concluded that I could not motivate another person but…

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Wrongful Termination: How to Avoid Employee Litigation

March 2, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article by Jeff Garr featured at the HR Knowledge website. To read the complete article, check out other free resources, and learn more about the firm, please click here. * * * Wrongful termination…

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