Commentaries

Good Leaders Acknowledge What Can’t Be Done

July 22, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeffrey Pfeffer 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…

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Build Tomorrow’s Leaders Today

July 22, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sandi Edwards for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please…

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Can You Train Yourself to Be the Next Steve Jobs?

July 22, 2011

Here is an article written by Donna Fenn for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. Ignore the dumb title. Only Steve Jobs can train himself to be the next Steve Jobs. He remains a work-in-progress, exploring and embracing (sometimes celebrating)…

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Be a Realistic Optimist

July 22, 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. If you believe you will succeed, you will. Right? Not quite. Research…

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Five Reasons Why the Talent Leaves

July 21, 2011

Here is a brief commentary from  Berrett-Koehler, the publisher of a new book that I highly recommend. In Make Talent Your Business: How Exceptional Managers Develop People While Getting Results,Wendy Axelrod and Jeannie Coyle’s explore how talent development can best…

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3 Ways to Convince a Skeptic

July 21, 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. Swaying an executive to accept an idea is tough, especially if she’s a…

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Why Borders Failed While Barnes & Noble Survived

July 20, 2011

For decades, I have been a diehard supporter of NPR, PBS, and its local affiliates wherever I have lived. When I win a lottery, my first philanthropic contributions will be to them…and will be generous. Here is an NPR article…

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Five Lessons You Can Learn From the World’s Most Admired Companies

July 20, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mel Stark and Mark Royal for Talent Management magazine (5/10/2011). To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines…

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Retrain Your Brain

July 20, 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. Every leader faces a share of irritating screw-ups and minor setbacks. In…

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On the Trail of Sublime

July 19, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by William Zinsser for his Zinsser on Friday series featured by The American Scholar website. “The American Scholar is the venerable but lively quarterly magazine of public affairs, literature, science, history, and…

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