Month: September 2019

Paul Nunes and Larry Downes on organizational dexterity: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

September 8, 2019

Paul Nunes is the global managing director for thought leadership at Accenture Research where he leads the company’s principle business research programs. He is coauthor of four books, including Big Bang Disruption: Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation (2014),…

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Another Reason to Help Employees Feel Authentic at Work

September 8, 2019

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. *     *     * People want the freedom to be their authentic selves…

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He Ran an Empire of Soap and Mayonnaise. Now He Wants to Reinvent Capitalism.

September 7, 2019

  Here is David Gelles’ profile of Paul Polman for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. * * * As chief executive of Unilever, Paul Polman tapped into the company’s…

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Don’t Let Metrics Undermine Your Business

September 7, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Harris and Bill Tayler 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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How Amazon Comes Up with Its Best Ideas

September 6, 2019

In Reinventing the Organization, Arthur Heung and Dave Ulrich explain “how companies can deliver radically greater value in fast-changing markets.” They focus on several companies, including Amazoin, Facebook, and Google, in the U.S.; Alibaba, Huawei, and Tencent in China; and…

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Learning Is Supposed to Feel Uncomfortable

September 6, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter Bregman 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 here.…

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Elephant in the room: making a culture transformation stick with symbolic actions

September 5, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jessica Cohen, Matt Schrimper, and Emily Taylor 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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When Your Meeting Shouldn’t Have an Agenda Ahead of Time

September 5, 2019

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. *     *     * You’ve probably heard this meeting advice before: Set an…

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Creating a Breakthrough Strategy: Suggested Readings

September 4, 2019

In a brilliant article for Harvard Business Review, “Strategy Needs Creativity,” Adam Brandenburger explains how and why creativity and strategy are not only related, they are interdependent. He focuses on four specific ways to created a high-impact strategy. Brandenburger includes…

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It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace: A book review by Bob Morris

September 4, 2019

It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace: Women’s Conflict at Work and the Bias that Built It Andrea S. Kramer and Alton B. Harris Nicholas Brealey (August 2019) How gender biases have impact on personal and professional development…for better or worse…

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