Month: December 2020

Martin Lindstrom on sensory branding

December 9, 2020

In Brand Sense: Sensory Secrets Behind the Stuff We Buy, Martin Lindstrom notes that “the effects of sensory branding are astounding. Yes, it’s possible to create a truly spectacular commercial or an advertising jingle you can’t get out of your…

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Jonathan Rauch on “The Constitution of Knowledge”

December 8, 2020

As I continue to struggle to understand Trump’s victory in 2016 and then the extent of support he has since retained, I consult several sources, including this article by Jonathan Rauch that appeared in National Affairs (Fall 2018). * *…

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Craft a Vision of Success to Manage Through Ambiguity

December 8, 2020

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. *     *     * With everything going on in the world today, making…

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Unfiltered Marketing: A book review by Bob Morris

December 7, 2020

Unfiltered Marketing: 5 Rules to Win Back Trust, Credibility, and Customers in a Digitally Distracted World Stephen Denny and Paul Leinberger Career Press (November 2020) First time you betray my trust, shame on you. The next time, shame on me….…

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A primer on Artificial Intelligence

December 7, 2020

  Most people have neither the time nor the inclination to make a major commitment to learning what they need to know about artificial intelligence (AI). The fact remains, however, that AI will have an increasingly wider and deeper impact…

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4 Small Habits That Can Instantly Make You More Energetic and Productive

December 6, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Julian Hayes II that appeared in Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Getty Images * * * Mental energy…

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Is Self-Sabotage Burning You Out?

December 5, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kandi Wiens 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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Michael Schrage on how recommendation engines transform self-awareness, self-discovery, and self-knowledge

December 4, 2020

In the latest of his several brilliant books, Recommendation Engines, Michael Schrage examines what is perhaps the single most influential form of mass communication. “The right recommendation at the right time is exactly what an Amazon, a Netflix, a Facebook,…

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The new science of talent: From roles to returns

December 4, 2020

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast featured in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please…

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Post Corona: A book review by Bob Morris

December 3, 2020

Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity Scott Galloway Portfolio/Penguin (November 2020) The future isn’t whatever happens; rather,  what we make of it…for better or worse. The character for the Chinese word for “crisis” (危机) has two meanings: “peril” and “critical…

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