Commentaries

The Words Many Managers Are Afraid To Say

March 27, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback for the Harvard Business Review blog (February 23, 2011). To read the complete article, check out other articles and resources, and/or sign up for a…

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The New Path To the C-Suite

March 27, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Boris Groysberg, L. Kevin Kelly, and Bryan MacDonald for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out other articles and resources, and/or sign up for a free…

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Rethink How You Perceive Risk

March 27, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeff Haden for BNET (March 17, 2011) 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…

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Are you using your “people data” to create value?

March 26, 2011

Here is an article written by Nora Gardner, William Wolf, and Devin McGranahan for The McKinsey Quarterly website, published by McKinsey & Company. Although the thrust of the material is focused on larger organizations, there are some key points relevant…

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“Truths for winning at business without losing yourself….”

March 25, 2011

That is the subtitle of a book, Rules of Thumb, written by Alan Webber and published by HarperBusiness in 2009.  What we have here is a series of 52 mini-commentaries, each devoted to an insight or conviction that Webber has formulated…

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Five Tips to Facilitate Strategic Onboarding

March 24, 2011

Here is an article written by George Bradt for the “Talent Management Perspectives” series featured online by Talent Management magazine (March 2011). To check out all the website’s resources and sign up for a free subscription to TM and/or Chief Learning…

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Uniting the Religions of Process Improvement

March 24, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Brad Power for the Harvard Business Review blog (March 7, 2011). To read the complete article, check out other articles and resources, and/or sign up for a free subscription to Harvard…

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Get your team to produce results, not reports

March 24, 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. *     *     * Cross-functional teams can be notorious for generating…

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Turning Exits Into Insights

March 23, 2011

Here is another article written by Mike Prokopeak for the “Talent Management Perspectives” featured by Talent Management magazine (March 2011). To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the Talent Management and Chief Learning…

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Mistakes You’re Probably Making When You Argue

March 23, 2011

Here is an article written by Jessica Stillman for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network (March 9, 2011). 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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