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Great Business Teams at Sun Microsystems, Ford, Google, and Disney

October 14, 2018

four great business teams that Jeff Palfini discusses in an article for MoneyWatch. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * Great teams are more than just a gathering of smart people. In each of…

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The new frontier: Agile automation at scale

October 13, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Federico Berruti, Geet Chandratre, and Zaid Rab 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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Rebecca Lynn of Canvas Ventures on Nuclear Reactors, Failure and Asking Questions

October 11, 2018

Here is an excerpt from David Gelles’ profile of Rebecca Lynn for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. Credit: Mike Cohen for The New York Times * * * The venture…

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We’re All Behind at Work. Don’t Feel Guilty About It.

October 10, 2018

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 When you have a never-ending to-do list, it’s easy to feel guilty about…

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48 Famous Failures Who Will Inspire You To Achieve

October 9, 2018

Here is an especially interesting post by R.L. Adams. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. * * * “Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.” — Charlie Chaplin…

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What to Do When a Good Employee Stops Trying to Grow

October 9, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Whitney Johnson 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 alerts, please…

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Richard and Holly Branson: A Father-Daughter Conversation

October 8, 2018

Here is David Gelles’ profile of Richard and Holly Branson for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. Credit: Erik Tanner for The New York Times * * * The flamboyant billionaire,…

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Economies of Scope: A set of newly available strategic tools

October 7, 2018

In The Pan-Industrial Revolution, Richard D’Aveni acknowledges that every business leader is familiar with the term economies of scale but few fully appreciate the potential impact of economies of scope that are quite different. He observes: “They arise when a…

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Why Seclusion Is the Enemy of Creativity

October 5, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Eliot Peper 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 alerts, please click…

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What it takes to get an edge in the Internet of Things

October 4, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michael Chui, Brett May, and Subu Narayanan 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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