Commentaries

What’s Missing in the Great Disruption Debate

July 26, 2014

Here is a brief article by John Hagel featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * I admit that I’m mystified by Jill Lepore’s article in The New Yorker…

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Bill Perkins on anger management

July 25, 2014

In a post for the FFBS blog, Karl Krayer discusses a thoughtful and thought-provoking book by Bill Perkins, When Good Men Get Angry: The Spiritual Art of Managing Anger. Krayer acknowledges being an “angry man” and needing to “get over…

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The Three-Word Problem That Can Destroy Your Life

July 25, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Greg McKeown for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * We have a problem—and the odd thing is we not only…

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Introducing a knowledge resource of incalculable value

July 22, 2014

I am eager to call to your attention what has been, until recently, one of the best-kept secrets in knowledge leadership: Thinkers50. Des Dearlove is co-founder of the Thinkers50. He is an adjunct professor at IE Business School, an associate…

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Myelin: The “secret sauce” that drives peak performance

July 22, 2014

Structure of a typical neuron: myelin is the yellow portion At one point in The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How, Daniel Coyle declares, “We are myelin beings.” OK, but so what? When tapping into a neurological…

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Another New York story….

July 21, 2014

Brandon Stanton‘s Humans of New York is one of the best books I have read in several years. He and his camera have roamed the five boroughs of New York and dozens of his encounters are in the book. Here…

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In honor of all who serve….

July 19, 2014

Here is a brief video that requires no introduction or explanation. Please watch.

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Brady Mick on “The Power of Social Dynamics at Work”

July 19, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Brady Mick for Talent Management magazine in which he states the obvious: There are significant differences between a manager and a leader. “Group behaviors fused within an organization’s culture can be…

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Rachel Botsman on “The case for collaborative consumption”

July 18, 2014

In her TEDxSydney talk (May 2010), Rachel Botsman says we’re “wired to share” — and shows how websites like Zipcar and Swaptree are changing the rules of human behavior. This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxSydney, an…

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The Difference between Change and Transformation

July 17, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jim Sniechowski for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. Photo Credit: Stefan Schindler (Brainbikerider/Flickr) * * * “Transformation” is a word that is…

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