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Articulate Your Personal Philosophy and Live by It

May 20, 2019

  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. * * * Worrying about what other people think of us can…

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What to Do When Work Is Slow

May 19, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Elizabeth Grace Saunders for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email…

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One man’s opinions: Disruption

May 18, 2019

Much has been said and written in recent years about disruption within the global marketplace as leaders struggle to establish and then sustain organizational stability. Change remains the only constant and occurs faster and in greater frequency than ever before.…

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Change the Culture, Change the Game: A book review by Bob Morris

May 13, 2019

Change the Culture, Change the Game: The Breakthrough Strategy for Energizing Your Organization and Creating Accountability for Results Roger Connors and Tom Smith Portfolio/The Penguin Group (2011) A comprehensive, cohesive, and cost-effective methodology to achieve breakthrough results Here’s a book…

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Cracking Complexity: A book review by Bob Morris

May 11, 2019

Cracking Complexity: The Breakthrough Formula for Solving Just About Anything Fast David Benjamin and David Komlos Nicholas Brealey Publishing (May 2019) “To every complex problem there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.”  H.L. Mencken In essence, an…

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Decision making in your organization: Cutting through the clutter

May 9, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from the transcript of a podcast featured in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and…

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Why you should apply analytics to your people strategy

May 5, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from the transcript of a podcast involving Simon London, Bryan Hancock, and Bill Schaninger, featured in an article for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other…

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The irrational side of change management

May 4, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Carolyn Dewar and Scott Keller for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…

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On Algorithms, for Better or Worse

April 25, 2019

The Wiki definition: “In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an unambiguous specification of how to solve a class of problems. Algorithms can perform calculation, data processing, automated reasoning, and other tasks.” In A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence,…

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Rich Karlgaard on making personal reality manageable

April 8, 2019

In Chapter 9 of Late Bloomers, Rich Karlgaard shares some valuable insights about the power of stories, the plasticity of persistence, and how they’re linked. “Stories don’t just describe what’s happened — they help determine what will happen. The stories…

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