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In one of Tom Davenport’s recent books, Judgment Calls , he and co-author Brooke Manville offer “an antidote for the Great Man theory of decision making and organizational performance”: organizational judgment. That is, “the collective capacity to make good calls…
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For those self-described “book lovers” who only obsess about business bestsellers, here are the “Top Ten” (thus far) in 2015 according to Amazon US: 1. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Ashlee Vance 2. Team…
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In Paul Schoemaker’s latest book, Brilliant Mistakes , he observes: “The key question companies need to address is not ‘Should we make mistakes?’ but rather ‘Which mistakes should we make in order to test our deeply held assumptions?’” I cite…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Julian Birkinshaw, Nicolai J. Foss, and Siegwart Lindenberg for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. This…
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If you do, here is a terrific white paper available at no cost: Advancing the Customer Experience, created by the Disney Institute in collaboration with Harvard Business Review. Please click here to download a free copy. Meanwhile, here is a…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jacques Bughin, Michael Chui, and James Manyika for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Given the fact that the rate of adoption is accelerating, they identify and discuss…
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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. * * * With people being constantly bombarded with requests, it can be…
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Here is a brief article by Mary Catherine O’Connor for FORTUNE magazine. As she observes, It’s been more than a decade since Walmart shook the retail world with a bold plan to plaster its supply chain with RFID. It bombed…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up to receive email alerts, please click here. * * * Micromanaging can be toxic in the workplace.…
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The 7 Skills of Talent Valuation
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jac Fitz-enz for Talent Management magazine. He recommends seven skills that can give talent managers the intelligence needed to create competitive advantage in the marketplace. To read the complete article, check…
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