Commentaries

Michael Lee Stallard on “Ten Ways to Improve Your Connection Skills”

April 19, 2015

Most of the companies annually ranked among those that are most highly admired and best to work for are also annually ranked among those that are most profitable and have the greatest cap value in their competitive marketplace. That is…

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Your Brain on Learning

April 18, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by David Rock for Chief Learning Officer magazine. He observes that, by figuring out how the brain works, learning leaders can change how they approach learning to promote behavioral change and increase…

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Ascending to the C-suite

April 16, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article featured by the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. It shares the results of a new McKinsey Global Survey, one that indicates that executives who move effectively into the C-suite are…

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David Brooks on why stumblers are the people we should want to be

April 16, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an especially thoughtful article written by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Commencement speakers…

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How to Make Office Politics Less Personal

April 15, 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. * * * One of the reasons office politics makes so many of…

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There are valuable business lessons to be learned from Thomas Cromwell

April 14, 2015

As Patrick J. Coby explains in Thomas Cromwell: Machiavellian Statecraft and the English Reformation (published by Lexington Books), Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540) was the chief architect of the English Reformation and served as minister of Henry VIII from 1531 to 1540,…

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How to Make Difficult Conversations Less Daunting

April 14, 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. * * * Difficult conversations are inevitable. But if you manage them properly,…

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The most jaw-dropping TED Talks

April 13, 2015

If you want to put some white caps on your gray matter, look no further. Almost four million people watch a TED Talk each day. They have rated these as the ten most “jaw-dropping”: Hugh Herr: The new bionics that…

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A Good Resume Grabs Attention at the Start

April 13, 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. * * * The first 15–20 words of your resume are the most…

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David Brooks on “The Revolution Lives!”

April 11, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Beyond all the talk of…

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