Commentaries

Art Kleiner on “The Importance of Being Mindful”

March 20, 2014

Here’s a brief excerpt from an article written by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. In it, he shares his thoughts about the relevance of mindfulness to workplace performance. To read the complete article, check out…

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The 5 Traits of a Company’s “Top Talent”

March 19, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Beth Kuhel and featured by Business Insider. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. Photo Credit: Flickr/Heisenberg Media * * * If you want to get…

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John Kotter on how almost any organization can accelerate growth and profitability while retaining its structural integrity

March 18, 2014

I have read all of John Kotter‘s books and reviewed most of them. In my opinion, mo other business thinker in recent years has made a greater contribution to our understanding of what continues to be a highly competitive, tumultuous…

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Invaluable advice for job-hunting college seniors

March 18, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by David l. Pierce for the Wall Street Journal. You may have a college senior in your family or know one or more elsewhere. If so, I hope you will share it.…

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Are You an Overwhelmed Employee? New Research Says Yes.

March 17, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Josh Bersin for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and sign up for others, please click here. * * * We just completed one of the largest-ever studies of corporate…

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Analytics for Recruiting in Six Easy Steps

March 17, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sarah Fister Gale for Talent Management magazine. To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer…

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Daniel Gilbert on “Why we make decisions”

March 16, 2014

Richard Saul Wurman created the TED conference in 1984 as a onetime event. (As you may already know, TED refers to Technology, Education, and Design.) It became a four-day conference six years later. Chris Anderson purchased TED in 2001. Until…

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John E. Kelley III and Steve Hamm on “The Cognitive City”

March 15, 2014

In Smart Machines: IBM’s Watson and the Era of Cognitive Computing, John E. Kelley III and Steve Hamm explore the emerging era of cognitive computing and devote all of Chapter 7 to a product of their collaborative imagine, what they…

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Michael E. Porter on “The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy”

March 15, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michael Porter for Harvard Business Review in which he reaffirms, updates, and extends his earlier, classic HBR article, “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy” (1979). He also addresses common misunderstandings, provides…

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Brain Food Nuggets (99-100)

March 14, 2014

The buffet awaits: o “One day at a time. It sounds so simple. It actually is simple but it isn’t easy: it requires incredible support and fastidious structuring.” Russell Brand o “That’s all any of us are: amateurs. We don’t…

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