Commentaries

Google’s Eight Innovation Principles

January 22, 2015

In an article for thinkwithGoogle, “The Eight Pillars of Innovation,” (July 2011), Susan Wojciki examines the principles that guide and inform Google’s innovation initiatives. They also suggest affirmations of specific values, strategies, and tactics that can be of substantial assistance…

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Bringing out the best in people

January 21, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Stefan De Raedemaecker, Javier Feijoo, and David Jacquemont for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. As they acknowledge, providing good service has never been easy. Meeting rising customer…

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Top 25 EdTech Books

January 21, 2015

Educational technology (EdTech) is the effective use of technological tools in learning. As a concept, it concerns an array of tools, such as media, machines and networking hardware, as well as considering theoretical perspectives for their effective application. EdTech is…

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Peter Drucker on “Effective Leaders”

January 20, 2015

In A Year with Peter Drucker: 52 Weeks of Coaching for Leadership Effectiveness, Joseph A. Maciariello provides the thematic equivalent of a calendar year of personal supervision by Peter Drucker to each person who reads this book. He is now…

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Coach to Coach: A book review by Bob Morris

January 20, 2015

Coach to Coach: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership for Winning Coaches Sara C. Smith Starfish Publishing (2014) Great coaches have a “green thumb” to “grow” people I have known Sara Smith for several years and consider her to be among the…

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What’s Your Story?

January 19, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Herminia Ibarra and Kent Lineback 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…

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Silicon Valley Turns Its Eye to Education

January 18, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Natasha Singer for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * The education technology business is chock-full…

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Overcoming Rejection

January 18, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Tony J. Hughes and featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * “No one can make you feel inferior without…

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Procrastinating? 3 Ways to Find Motivation for Your Work

January 17, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Katya Andresen and featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * Is the fire in the belly you once felt…

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What Resilience Means, and Why It Matters

January 16, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Andrea Ovans 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,…

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