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At least once a year and in some years more often than that, I re-read Lao-tse’s Tao Te Ching. Other than the Bible and the Indian Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God), no other work has been translated into so…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Joanna Barsh and Johanne Lavoie for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…
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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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In my opinion, Dan Roam is among the most innovative business thinkers now publishing books and articles that can help almost anyone think more clearly, make better decisions, and communicate with greater impact. His previously published works offer abundant evidence…
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Left Brain vs Right Brain: Understanding the Myth of Left Brain and Right Brain Dominance Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Kendra Cherry for About.com. She suggests that, given the popularity of the idea of “right…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Eugene Burke for Talent Management magazine. He explains why, despite growth in high potential programs, turnover among them remains high. He suggests several steps to develop a better program for high…
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Throughout my career, wherever I lived, I have subscribed to The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal as well as to the local newspaper(s): The Boston Globe, and then (since 1976) the Dallas Morning News and also the Times…
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Many years ago, “Bum” Phillips was asked who he thought the greatest football coach was. Without any hesitation, he said Bear Bryant. Why? Because “he can take his’n and beat your’n and take your’n and beat his’n.” His response offers…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Huggy Rao and Robert I. Sutton for Talent Management magazine. They suggest that mastering the art of scaling a human organization requires learning when and how to shift gears from fast…
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Ed Catmull on “Building a sense of purpose at Pixar”
Here is a brief excerpt from Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration in which Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, recalls how a serious organizational rift led him to a new…
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