Commentaries

Three Tips to Avoid Employee Burnout

April 14, 2011

Here is an article written by Sarita Bhakuni for Talent Management magazine’s “Talent Management Perspectives” series. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec,…

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Rely on Connection — not Perfection — to Deliver a Great Presentation

April 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. Instead of worrying about their own performances, great presenters think…

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The Drucker Difference: Making performance reviews worthwhile

April 13, 2011

Yes, You Can Make Performance Reviews Worthwhile …and less odious for all parties. The key is to concentrate first and foremost on employees’ strengths. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rick Wartzman for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine’s “The…

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6 valuable career development tips

April 13, 2011

I have just read and will soon review Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success, co-authored by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler. If their names seem familiar, it is perhaps because they co-authored…

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Business lessons to be learned from a video game, Angry Birds

April 12, 2011

Here is another excellent article featured online by the Drucker Exchange DX) within the Drucker Institute at Claremont Business University. To check out all the Institute’s resources and sign up for a free online newsletter, please click here. *     *    …

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Help Your Employees Become Better Listeners

April 12, 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 http://email.hbr.org/preference-center *     *     * Many worthwhile initiatives fail because of communication breakdowns:…

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Avoiding Catastrophic Failures in Process Improvement

April 12, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Brad Power for the Harvard Business Review‘s “The 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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How women can contribute more to the economy

April 11, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To check out a wealth of free resources, sign up for a few subscription to email alerts, and to obtain Quarterly subscription information,…

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“The dog ate my yada yada….”

April 11, 2011

I subscribe to Seth Godin’s blog and welcome each new post. Here is one I think is especially valuable because it addresses issues that are directly relevant to almost everyone…in a school, college, or university or embarked on a career.…

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Your Brain at Work: What to Do When There’s Too Much to Do

April 11, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Herb Schaffner for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out the article and an abundance of other resources as swell as obtain a free subscription to one or more…

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