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A Shared Sense of Purpose Can Help Boost Morale

March 24, 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. * * * Struggling companies have a hard time keeping employees engaged because leaders…

Shaka Senghor’s TED talk: Why your worst deeds don’t define you

March 23, 2015

In 1991, Shaka Senghor shot and killed a man. He was, he says, “a drug dealer with a quick temper and a semi-automatic pistol.” Jailed for second-degree murder, that could very well have been the end of the story. But…

The Tools You Need to Make Every Meeting More Productive

March 23, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alexandra Samuel for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

“It Don’t Cost Nuthin’ to be Nice” Paul (Bear) Bryant

March 21, 2015

Here is a reprise of a blog post that offers several valuable reminders now when civility remains an endangered species in our society. The way I heard it, Coach Bryant told the following story at a Touchdown Club meeting many…

Instead of Networking, Try Building Relationships

March 21, 2015

Here is a brief article by Orion Jones for bigthink.com, a website that offers an abundant variety of information, insights, and counsel in videos, articles, playlists as well as material from experts and a special “Edge” section. I urge you…

The Power and Value of a “Mind Opening Team”

March 20, 2015

In the final chapter of his latest book, The High-Speed Company, written with Larry Haughton, Jason Jennings cites a conversation in one of Kurt Vonnegut’s novels, Bluebeard, when the painter Rabo Kazrabekian listens to his neighbor, Paul Slazinger, who tells…

Why Past Successes Can Be a Decision-Making Trap

March 20, 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 most common habits that leads to terrible decisions is remaining…

How to Ask Team Newcomers to Tackle Tough Problems

March 19, 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. * * * It’s easy to think of newcomers as burdens: they need…

The Cost of Paying Attention

March 19, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Matthew B. Crawford for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * A few years ago, in…

Walter Isaacson on Steve Jobs’ Favorite Product: The Apple Team

March 18, 2015

In this brief video for bigthink.com, biographer Walter Isaacson discusses how Steve Jobs may have had a prickly personality, but his ability to build loyal and innovative teams was one of his greater talents. Walter Isaacson is a renowned biographer,…

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