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Family members, friends, and business associates frequently ask me to suggest some “great books” to read during the summer. I cannot think of four better than these, all of them written by Erik Larson: Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time,…
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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. * * * In most organizations authority for the most important strategic…
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Warren Buffett once told CNBC: “I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for…
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In Team Genius: The New Science of High-Performing Organizations, one of Rich Karlgaard and Michael Malone’s key insights is that work really gets done by informal teams rather than by standing committees or groups assigned to formal projects of finite…
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In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, Patrick Lencioni focuses on these troublemakers: 1. Absence of Trust: The fear of being vulnerable with team members prevents the building of trust within the team. 2. Fear of Conflict:…
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Here is brief excerpt from an article Amy Davidson for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check other material, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo Credit: Tom Williams/ CQ Roll Call / Getty * *…
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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. * * * When working with a person from another culture, your instinct…
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Here is a brief article written by Jacques Bughin for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register to receive email…
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Hillary Clinton’s Scandal Mistake
Hillary Clinton’s history with Republican-instigated criminal investigations has led her to be excessively defensive. Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jeffrey Toobin for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out other material, and obtain…
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