Commentaries

Do You Know Your Worth?

June 9, 2013

Here’s an excerpt from a recent post by Emily Bennington at her website. She is the co-author of Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job with Skip Lineberg and, more recently,…

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Great leaders manage expectations

June 8, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Laura Vanderkam for CBS MoneyWatch, the CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the website’s newsletters,…

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Elizabeth Bowling on “Leaning In” to a New Career

June 8, 2013

According to Dan Bowling, “We have a guest blogger this week at “Psychology at Work.” She is a recent honors graduate from Duke University and is preparing to move to Manhattan to start a new life and career. I asked…

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How to lead like Phil Jackson

June 7, 2013

Here is an article written by Dave Logan for CBS MoneyWatch, the CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the website’s newsletters, please click here.…

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The Graduation Advice We Wish We’d Been Given

June 6, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gretchen Gavett for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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Inside Google’s Secret Lab

June 6, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Brad Stone for Bloomberg Businessweek. He discusses Google[X], home to the self-driving car and Google Glass, the search giant’s factory for scientific bets that require generous amounts of capital and…

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When You Can’t Get No Respect

June 5, 2013

Here is an especially valuable blog post by Charles H. Green at the Trusted Adviser Associates LLC website. To check out all the resources and learn more about him as well as the firm, please click here. * * *…

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The defining characteristics of a healthy organization

June 4, 2013

In a recent post, Randy Mayeux of First Friday Book Synopsis shared his list of what he identifies as his “12 Vital Signs of Organizational Health.” To read that post, please click here. Randy got me thinking about organizational health and I decided to share my…

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Motivating people: Getting beyond money

June 4, 2013

The workplace environment may change but human nature doesn’t. Here is a brief excerpt from an article that appeared a few years ago in The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, but one whose key insights remain even more…

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How to Write an Email That People Will Read

June 4, 2013

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. * * * When you send an email, chances are that it’s competing…

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