Commentaries

Nick Morgan on “The second step to brain mastery”

March 22, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from the first of several articles written by Nick Morgan and featured by PublicWords, a family-owned and operated company. It was founded in 1997 by Morgan, one of America’s top communication theorists and coaches. Nick is supported by his wife and business…

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Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling

March 21, 2013

Whatever the nature and extent of a presentation, be it formal or informal, whatever the objective(s) and audience may be, you will probably have much greater success if you anchor the material in a human context. The best way to do…

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HOW CULTURE DROVE HUMAN EVOLUTION

March 21, 2013

Here is another in the CONVERSATIONS AT EDGE series, in this instance a conversation with Joseph Henrich. As he explains, “The main questions I’ve been asking myself over the last couple years are broadly about how culture drove human evolution.…

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The New Aesthetic Resonates in Ferruccio Laviani’s “Good Vibrations”

March 21, 2013

In the brief commentary for ARTINFO.com, Janelle Zara shares her thoughts about an especially interesting work of art by Ferruccio Laviani. * * * Gone are the days that a little wobble in a work of art conveyed the sense…

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Some Things You Might Not Know About Sheryl Sandberg…But Lucky Us, We Got the Chance to Ask

March 20, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article by Sara Nelson and featured by Amazon.com. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * By any measure, Sheryl Sandberg is a big success. Smart, rich, powerful, the 43-year-old COO…

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International Women’s Day 2013: Defining Success (Accenture Global Research Results),

March 19, 2013

Accenture conducted its global research study, “Defining Success” for release on International Women’s Day to gain insight into behaviors and attitudes regarding women’s careers. The research: o Seeks to better understand how professionals define success – in their careers and…

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Why the Publishing Industry Isn’t Doomed: Readers’ Control In the Future of Reading

March 19, 2013

Here is an abbreviated version of an article written by Baratunde Thurston and featured in Fast Company magazine. As he explains, the publishing industry thinks it’s the end of days, but the world of words is a growth market. This…

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How to Survive Networking Events by Being Generous

March 18, 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. * * * You’re not the only one who walks into a networking…

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Findings of Harvard Business School’s 2012 Survey on U.S. Competitiveness

March 18, 2013

I am grateful to Danny Stern for the head’s up about a survey that Michael E. Porter, Jan W. Rivkin, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter conducted under the sponsorship of Harvard Business School. Here’s the Executive Summary of the survey, “Competition…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 3/11/13)

March 17, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Can’t Buy Me Like: How Authentic Customer Connections Drive Superior Results Bob Garfield and Doug Levy The Future Arrived Yesterday: The…

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