Commentaries

Put Ethics First, then Customers and Profits

September 8, 2011

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. Everyone knows a business needs ethics, customers, and profits, but a lot of…

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Joe’s Journal: On Measuring Performance

September 8, 2011

Here is the latest post by Joseph A. Maciariello featured in the Joe’s Journal series at the Drucker Exchange (Dx) sponsored by the Drucker Institute. The Drucker Exchange (the Dx) is a platform for bettering society through effective management and…

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9 Traits That Make Great Employees Outstanding

September 7, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeff Haden for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please…

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Avoid These 3 Mistakes When Presenting

September 7, 2011

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. Delivering a successful presentation requires preparation and practice. You need to gain the…

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A great quotation from Alvin Toffler

September 7, 2011

  “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Future Shock (1970)

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What we can learn from Ben Comen

September 7, 2011

In Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action published by Portfolio/The Penguin Group (2009), Simon Sinek introduces his reader to Ben Comen who is a runner. “As with any race, in a short period of time…

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Simon Sinek on how to attract followers

September 6, 2011

“Great leaders and great organizations are good at seeing what most of us can’t see. They are good at giving us things that we would never think of asking for. [Note: Henry Ford once summed it up best. ‘If I…

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3 Ways to Handle the Unexpected

September 6, 2011

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. Trying to predict the future is futile. Instead, be ready to respond. When…

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Do Happier People Work Harder?

September 6, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article that appeared in The New York Times (September 4, 2011) in which Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer share their thoughts about correlations between happiness and productivity in the workplace. To read the complete…

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