Month: March 2019

The Culture Question: A book review by Bob Morris

March 27, 2019

The Culture Question: How to Create a Workplace Where People Like to Work Randy Grieser and Eric Stutzman, Michael Lebun, and Wendy Loewen Achieve Publishing (March 2019) How to Create Employee Evangelists It is no coincidence that companies annually ranked…

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Seven essential elements of a lifelong-learning mind-set

March 27, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jacqueline Brassey, Nick van Dam, and Katie Coates for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the…

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Overlooked No More: Julia Morgan, Pioneering Female Architect

March 26, 2019

Here is an article by Alexandra Lange that is part of a series initiated by The New York Times to recognize extraordinary women who had not been honored in a Times obituary.  To read the complete article and others in…

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Improv ing the Management of complex business partnerships

March 26, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Ruth De Backer and Eileen Kelly Rinaudo for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the…

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What Most People Get Wrong About Men and Women

March 26, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Catherine H. Tinsley and Robin J. Ely for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email…

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Strategy under uncertainty

March 26, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Hugh G. Courtney, Jane Kirkland, and S. Patrick Viguerie for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…

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Thomas Merton on “the richness and necessity of leisure time in all its freedoms and complexities”

March 25, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article, “The Contemplative Life,” edited by Naomi Burton, Brother Patrick Hart, and James Laughlin in The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton, published by New Directions (1975). If you feel that earning a living…

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How to Make Sure a New Hire Feels Included from Day One

March 25, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sabina Nawaz 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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McDonough: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

March 24, 2019

Bart McDonough on becoming “cyber smart”:  Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris Bart McDonough is the author of Cyber Smart: Five Habits to Protect Your Family, Money, and Identity from Cyber Criminals and CEO and Founder of Agio,…

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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic on six data-driven lessons in leadership

March 24, 2019

Last year, U.S. companies spent about $20-BILLION on leadership development programs that involve earning business degrees, onsite classrooms and workshops, and self-directed instruction. The meager ROI is in large measure explained by what James O’Toole so aptly characterizes as “the…

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