Commentaries

Gates, Gladwell, Cain, and More: 17 Presentation Secrets From Superb TED Talks

May 25, 2015

Want to make a genuine impact on your audience? Here are some simple ways…and some great examples to emulate…that Jeff Haden provides in an article featured by Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription…

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Be More Productive Between Meetings

May 25, 2015

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. * * * A busy schedule of meetings often means we have 30-minute…

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Why Bridge—Not Chess—Is the Ultimate War Game

May 24, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Michael Ledeen for The Wall Street Journal. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo Credit: Getty Images * * * There’s a…

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10 Painless Ways to Free Up Major Chunks of Time

May 24, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jeff Haden, featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up to receive email alerts, please click here. * * * Success is awesome, but…

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Gary Hamel: One Q&A on Employee Engagement

May 23, 2015

In Thinkers 50 Management: Cutting Edge Thinking to Engage and Motivate Your Employees for Success, Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove include observations Gary Hamel. Here is one of the Q&As: How to increase positive and productive employee engagement? We’re going to…

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Make Quick, Direct Feedback a Part of Your Routine

May 22, 2015

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. * * * Many managers don’t give effective feedback because they’re simply pressed…

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Clay Christensen: One Q&A on Disruptive Innovation

May 21, 2015

In Thinkers 50 Innovation: Breakthrough Thinking to Take Your Business to the Next Level , Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove include an interview of Clay Christensen. Here is one of the Q&As: What exactly is disruptive innovation? Disruptive innovation has…

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Why Des Dearlove and Stu Crainer are so important

May 21, 2015

In my opinion, Des Dearlove and Stu Crainer are among the most important and yet (as yet) least appreciated knowledge leaders. If you are don’t know much about them, it’s high time that you do. Des Dearlove is an adjunct…

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Better Ways to Welcome New Team Members

May 21, 2015

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 you bring on new team members, it’s important to…

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Let the Kids Learn Through Play

May 19, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article by David Kohn that was featured by The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Bjorn Lie * * *…

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