Month: November 2021

Lest we forget today….

November 11, 2021

For years on this national holiday, I have posted a list of the number of men and women in the military services who were killed during each of the wars in which the United States has been involved. My sources…

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Making Silos Work for Your Organization

November 11, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Herman Vantrappen and Frederic Wirtz 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…

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Net Promoter 3.0

November 10, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Fred Reichheld, Darci Darnell, and Maureen Burns for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. They discuss a better system for understanding the real value of happy customers. To read…

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The Year in Tech 2022: A book review by Bob Morris

November 9, 2021

The Year in Tech 2022: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review (HBR Insights Series) Various Contributors in Collaboration with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (October 2021) “Big Bang Disruptions”: A paradigm for all seasons This is the…

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24 Surprisingly Weird Facts You May Not Already Know About US Presidents

November 8, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article featured at the MoneyWise website that caught my eye. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * The most powerful men in America were a quirky…

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Are You Trying to Retain the Right Employees?

November 7, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Zhike Lei, Brooks Holtom, Cody Reeves, and Tiffany Darabi for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

November 6, 2021

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass; with an Introduction by Debra Newman Ham and Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone/A Wiley Imprint (August 2021) “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Frederick Douglass There are…

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5 Things High-Performing Teams Do Differently

November 5, 2021

Here is a brief article written by Ron Friedman for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please click here. Credit:  Illustration by Daniel Creel…

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Harvard Business Review Project Management: A book review by Bob Morris

November 4, 2021

Harvard Business Review Project Management: How to Launch, Lead, and Sponsor Successful Projects Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez Harvard Business Review Press (October 2021) How and why operations run an organization whereas projects change it Years ago, I concluded  — and remain convinced …

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The Flywheel Effect

November 4, 2021

Jim Collins introduced his concept of “The Flywheel Effect” in his book Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t (2001). No matter how dramatic the end result, good-to-great transformations never happen in one fell swoop. In…

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