Commentaries

How to Remain Relevant [in Today’s Job Market] When You’re Over 40

June 14, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Penelope Trunk 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 click…

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HBR on Inspiring & Executing Innovation

June 14, 2011

I am especially appreciative of various series of anthologies of HBR articles that are published by Harvard Business Review. These include  HBR Essentials, HBR on, and HBR 10 Must Reads.  If all of the articles each contains were purchased as reprints…

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America’s Most Productive Companies 2011

June 14, 2011

I have signed up to receive email alerts from Profiles International, a firm that  offers assessment solutions that enable organizations to select the right people and 
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3 Rules for Making Your Writing Clear

June 14, 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. In business writing, you get points for clarity, not style. Instead of trying…

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Life Lessons From the Car Guy

June 13, 2011

What does it take to inspire people and defeat a bean-counting corporate bureaucracy? An autocrat in the boardroom with an allergy to consensus, says former Chrysler and GM executive Bob Lutz. Here is an excerpt from an article of his…

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Why women tend to be better managers in business….

June 13, 2011

One man’s opinion (Part One), women tend to be better managers in business because they 1. Ask more and better questions 2. Listen better 3. Have more highly-developed emotional intelligence 4. Are much less inclined to hold grudges 5. Are…

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Joe’s Journal: On Charisma and Leadership

June 12, 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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Balancing Push and Pull Approaches to Improvement

June 11, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Brad Power for the Harvard Business Review blog’s “Conversation” series. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email…

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June 11, 2011

      Here is an excerpt from another excellent article from the archives of Talent Management magazine, written by John Ambrose. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief…

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Acronyms can be very handy. “TULIP,” for example….

June 11, 2011

  During 23 years of teaching world literature at two boarding schools in New England and then at a community college in Dallas, I always included in each year’s curriculum at least one novel, a play and a few short…

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