Month: July 2020

How to Overcome Your Fear of Making Mistakes

July 13, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alice Boyes 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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Alain Hunkins on the “secret sauce” of leadership development: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

July 12, 2020

A sought-after keynote speaker, facilitator and coach, Alain Hunkins is a leadership expert who connects the science of high performance with the performing art of leadership. Leaders trust him to help unlock their potential and expand their influence, leading to…

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The Business of Getting Business: A book review by Bob Morris

July 11, 2020

The Business of Getting Business: The Digital Marketing Guide for Small Businesses Joe Manausa LID Publishing (May 2020) “The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.”  Peter Drucker Presumably Joe Manausa agrees with Drucker. Business success requires…

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Emotional Agility

July 11, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from another “classic”  article written by Susan Davi and Christina Congleton for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making

July 10, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from another classic article written by David J. Snowden and Mary E. Boone for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain…

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Psychological safety, emotional intelligence, and leadership in a time of flux

July 10, 2020

Here is an excerpt from a conversation led by Aaron De Smet, and including Amy Edmondson, Richard Boyatzis, and Bill Schaninger for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more…

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Carl Reiner, Perfect

July 9, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Steve Martin for The New York Times in which he shares his thoughts and feelings about Carl Reiner who recently died.  Martin first got to know Reiner while making The Jerk.…

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How to build a data architecture to drive innovation—today and tomorrow

July 9, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article Written by Antonio Castro, Jorge Machado, Matthias Roggendorf, and Henning Soller for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…

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3 Myths That Stop People from Asking for Help at Work

July 9, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Vanessa K. Bohns 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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Humankind: A book review by Bob Morris

July 8, 2020

Humankind: A Hopeful History Rutger Bregman Translated from the Dutch by Elizabeth Manton and Erica Moore Little, Brown & Company (June 2020) How and why it’s time for a new view of humankind According to Rutger Bregman — in a…

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