Commentaries

A Simple Rule to Eliminate Useless Meetings

July 22, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jeff Weiner that was featured by LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * Ask your team to identify their biggest productivity killer…

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Guy Kawasaki on “How to Become More Likeable”

July 21, 2013

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Guy Kawasaki for LinkedIn, based on material he developed in much greater depth in his bestselling book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions. To read the complete…

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The Secret to Putting Together an Insanely Successful Team

July 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Sallie Krawcheck and featured by LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out other valuable resources, please click here. Photo: Imagezoo/Getty Images * * * What are 13 of…

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The Bombmaker’s Burden

July 18, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from Shirley Streshinsky‘s review of Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center, written by Ray Monk and published by Doubleday. She explains why winning the atomic race failed to bring Oppenheimer peace of mind. She…

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Best of The Summer: 6 Books The Critics Adore

July 18, 2013

Here is the introduction to an online article written by Lynn Neary for National Public Radio (NPR). Each of three prominent critics — Ron Charles, Washington Post Book Critic; Marcela Valdes, Freelance Reviewer; and Laura Miller, Salon.com Book Critic —…

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Wanted: Gurus With Actual Experience

July 17, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Melissa Korn for The Wall Street Journal. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo Credit: Brett Gundlock for The Wall…

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How to Deliver Negative Feedback with Care

July 16, 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. * * * It’s a manager’s job to occasionally make an employee aware…

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To Follow Checklists, or, To Create Cultures: How Should We lead Creative Talent?

July 16, 2013

Here is a guest article by Lina Echeverría who spent twenty-five years inspiring creativity and accelerating innovation at Corning Incorporated, one of America’s leading technology companies. She led teams of scientists and researchers at Corning that developed everything from the…

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The Importance of Scheduling Nothing

July 15, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jeff Weiner and featured by LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. If you were to see my calendar, you’d probably notice a host…

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Thunderbird: A Case Study In Organizational Decline

July 14, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article by Taylor Ellis for Poets & Quants, an online social network that provides a wealth of information about business education programs. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and sign up…

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