Month: October 2018

48 Famous Failures Who Will Inspire You To Achieve

October 9, 2018

Here is an especially interesting post by R.L. Adams. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. * * * “Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.” — Charlie Chaplin…

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What to Do When a Good Employee Stops Trying to Grow

October 9, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Whitney Johnson 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, please…

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Richard and Holly Branson: A Father-Daughter Conversation

October 8, 2018

Here is David Gelles’ profile of Richard and Holly Branson for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. Credit: Erik Tanner for The New York Times * * * The flamboyant billionaire,…

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Economies of Scope: A set of newly available strategic tools

October 7, 2018

In The Pan-Industrial Revolution, Richard D’Aveni acknowledges that every business leader is familiar with the term economies of scale but few fully appreciate the potential impact of economies of scope that are quite different. He observes: “They arise when a…

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The Key to Career Growth: Surround Yourself with People Who Will Push You

October 7, 2018

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz 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 Messy Middle: A book review by Bob Morris

October 6, 2018

The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture Scott Belsky Portfolio/Penguin (October 2018) “It’s not about the start or finish, it’s about the journey in between.” Scott Belsky The “it” may…

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Give Your Team the Freedom to Do the Work They Think Matters Most

October 6, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Brian Carney and Isaac Getz 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, please…

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Why digital strategies fail

October 5, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jacques Bughin, Tanguy Catlin, Martin Hirt, and Paul Willmott for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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Why Seclusion Is the Enemy of Creativity

October 5, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Eliot Peper 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, please click…

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What it takes to get an edge in the Internet of Things

October 4, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michael Chui, Brett May, and Subu Narayanan for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…

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