Commentaries

Ken Rees (Think Finance) in “The Corner Office”

October 7, 2012

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Ken Rees, president and chief executive of Think Finance, a…

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Chip Heath’s six basic traits of sticky ideas

October 6, 2012

Chip Heath’s research suggests that sticky ideas share six basic traits. • Simplicity. Messages are most memorable if they are short and deep. Glib sound bites are short, but they don’t last. Proverbs such as the golden rule are short…

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Why It’s Time to Rethink Recruitment

October 5, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Gould for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here.  *     *     *…

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How to Make Sure You’re Solving the Right Problem

October 5, 2012

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 may be obvious that you can’t solve a problem that’s not…

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New Research on Working Parenthood: Men Are More Egalitarian, Women are More Realistic

October 4, 2012

Here is an excerpt from another brilliant article written by Stewart Friedman for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts,…

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Warren Bennis on “How Business Schools Can Teach ‘Character 101′”

October 3, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Warren Bennis for the BloombergBusinessweek website. To read the complete arricle, check out others, and obtain subsctiption information, please click here. *     *     * In my last…

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Deconstructing Executive Presence

October 2, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Beeson for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. *…

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How to become more strategic: Three tips for any executive

October 1, 2012

Here is an especially informative article co-authored by Michael Birshan and Jayanti Kar, featured by The McKinsey Quarterly which is published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, learn more about this remarkable firm, and register to…

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