Commentaries

How to Craft an Attention-Grabbing Message

April 24, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kare Anderson 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. *     *     * You can…

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Eight Strategic Talent Levers

April 23, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Paul H. Eccher and Linda D. Sharkey 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…

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Teach the Books, Touch the Heart

April 23, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Claire Needell Hollander, an English teacher at a public middle school in Manhattan. It first appeared in the April 20, 2012, edition of  The New York Times. It attracted my attention…

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4 Secrets of Great Critical Thinkers

April 22, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an excellent article written by Paul J. H. Schoemaker and featured online at the Inc. magazine website. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain deep-discount subscription information, please click here. *…

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What’s it like to fly through the Grand Canyon…?

April 21, 2012

I’ve often wondered and now I know. Check out this fellow who seems to have a jet engine attached to his back. Actually, he’s offering additional proof of Darwin’s theory. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgdIE2t8QkM

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William Deresiewicz on Toys and Joys

April 20, 2012

Here is a mini-essay in which William Deresiewicz offers a major endorsement of “the joys of the soul.” He has a weekly column, “All Points,” at The American Scholar magazine website. *     *     * In a 2008 essay in…

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How to Get Your Team Thinking Like Entrepreneurs

April 20, 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. *     *     * Teams in large organizations can easily get tangled in bureaucracy. …

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Josh Linkner: “Aim Up, Compare Down”

April 19, 2012

Here’s a recent post by Josh Linkner at his website. To check out the wealth of resources that he provides, please click here. *     *     * A good friend of mine said something to me at dinner this week that…

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Here are 6 keys to your employees’ hearts

April 18, 2012

Here is an article written by Michael Hess 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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Do you dare to fail?

April 17, 2012

Here is an article written by Margaret Heffernan 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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