Commentaries

How to create a workplace that “makes employees’ lives better despite increasing pressure to be more productive”

May 11, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jessica Krinke 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 magazine published by MedfiaTec, please click here. *   …

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How to Get What You Want with Indirect Persuasion

May 10, 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. Getting people to do what you want is difficult, especially if you lack authority. When…

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8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary Bosses

May 9, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Geoffrey James and featured online by Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *     *     * The best…

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Performance Appraisals: Do’s & Don’ts

May 8, 2012

People deeply dislike performance appraisals – receiving them as well as giving them –and think they are fundamentally flawed, yet they are ingrained management processes in most organizations in one form or another. While many leaders – including those in HR – would like to abandon…

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The necessity of the “Cement Truck” contingency

May 8, 2012

It’s really quite simple. Ask yourself: What if any of our key people got flattened by a cement truck on route back to the office from lunch? Other than shock, denial, grief, and sadness, as well as condolences to family…

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Why You Should Look Beyond the Team: It’s About the Network

May 8, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jon R. Katzenbach 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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The Hard Science of Teamwork

May 7, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alex “Sandy” Pentland 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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Michael Marquardt and Roland Yeo on “Systems Thinking and Breakthrough Problem Solving”

May 7, 2012

In his most recent book, Breakthrough Problem Solving with Action Learning, co-authored with Roland Yeo and published by Stanford University Press, Michael Marquardt develops in much greater depth core concepts that he explored in previously published books. One of them, action learning, was introduced almost 75 years…

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How women can contribute more to the US economy

May 5, 2012

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. It was co-authored by Joanna Barsh and Lareina Yee. Granted, this article appeared in 2008 but what it reveals and explains is, if anything, even more relevant…

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