Commentaries

“What if I cannot afford a consultant?”

December 8, 2012

Not a weekday goes by that someone doesn’t tell me, “I can’t afford a consultant” or “Our company can’t afford a consultant.” That may well be true. However, fortunately, there is no shortage of information, insights, and advice available and…

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Two Routes to Resilience

December 8, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Clark G. Gilbert, Matthew J. Eyring, and Richard N. Foster for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. If you read this article, you will learn how to develop…

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Resilience Quotations: Part 3

December 8, 2012

o “Someone was hurt before you, wronged before you, hungry before you, frightened before you, beaten before you, humiliated before you, raped before you…yet, someone survived…You can do anything you choose to do.” Maya Angelou o “It is not the…

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Malcolm Gladwell on “Creation Myth: Xerox PARC, Apple, and the truth about innovation”

December 7, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from the archives of Malcolm Gladwell‘s articles for The New Yorker. To read the complete article and check out the other resources at his website, please click here. * * * In late 1979, a…

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Lincoln and leadership

December 7, 2012

A recent Schumpeter column published in The Economist, “Lincoln and leadership,” explains how and why outsiders can make the best leaders—and also the worst. To read the complete article, please click here. Illustration: Brett Ryder *     *     * IN MAY 1860…

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“How can we use social media to differentiate our company from our competition?”

December 6, 2012

  Whatever their size and nature may be, all organizations need to differentiate themselves from their competition and this is a question their leaders are asking…or should be asking — as another New Year begins. Here are brief descriptions of…

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Fighting the Fears That Block Creativity

December 6, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tom Kelley and David Kelley 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…

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The One-Minute Change That Will Transform Your Company

December 5, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Lisa Earle McLeod for Fast Company magazine. To read the complete article, check out other online resources, subscribe to the free Fast Company newsletter, and obtain deep discount subscription information,…

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How to Create a Vision that Motivates Your Team

December 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. * * * Effective leaders motivate their people with an inspiring vision. It…

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