Month: February 2021

How to Find Meaning When Your Job Feels Meaningless

February 11, 2021

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rebecca Knight 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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“The Ten Commandments of Business Innovation”

February 11, 2021

In Breaking Bad Habits, Freek Vermeulen identifies what he characterizes as “The Ten Commandments of Business Innovation.” Here they are, accompanied by my brief annotations: 1. Cut out the benchmarking Whatever works well somewhere else probably won’t work as well…

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Good Leaders Lose with Grace

February 10, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tim Leberecht 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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Five Major Paradigms of Marketing

February 10, 2021

In Quantum Marketing: Mastering the New Marketing Mindset for Tomorrow’s Consumers, Raja Rajamannar focuses on five major paradigms through which marketing has evolved. 1. Product Marketing:  “The First Paradigm was driven by the product as hero, based on the simple…

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7 Strategies to Build a More Resilient Team

February 9, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Keith Ferrazzi, Mary-Clare Race, and Alex Vincent 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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The Wit and Wisdom of John Huston

February 9, 2021

The films that John Huston (1901-1986) directed — including The Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre, The African Queen, Moby Dick, and Chinatown — correctly suggest what an interesting person he was to know when not at work. * *…

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Life Lessons from Migratory Birds: Adopt the avian toolkit to overcome crises

February 8, 2021

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Mukundarajan V N. Photo credit: listverse.com * * * During winter, birds fly thousands of miles across continents to find temporary homes. Bird migration is one of Nature’s marvels. The…

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The Wit and Wisdom of Tom Stoppard

February 8, 2021

I have just read and will soon review Hermione Lee’s new biography of a major contemporary playwright, Tom Stoppard. Here is a selection of his observations that suggest the thrust and flavor of his thinking. * * * o Every…

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Time Smart: A book review by Bob Morris

February 7, 2021

Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time & Live a Happier Life Ashley Williams Harvard Business Review Press (October 2020) “Happiness is not the subject of this book. It’s the product.” Do you value time more than money or money…

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Your Best Ideas Are Often Your Last Ideas

February 7, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Loran Nordgren and Brian Lucas 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…

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