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“Keep your minds open — but not so open that your brains fall out.” Walter Kotschnig

September 1, 2018

In his latest of three books, Open to Think: Slow Down, Think Creatively and Make Better Decisions (September 2018), Dan Pontefract argues that “both individuals and organizations need a more reflective and more responsive thinking mindset. Our thinking ought to be shaped by constantly…

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Solve Complex Problems by Expanding Your Thinking

August 30, 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. *     *     * Too many leaders approach complex problems with either-or thinking:…

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Inatead of complaining about an employee, talk with them

August 29, 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. *     *     * Let’s be honest: Sometimes complaining about a coworker feels…

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Honors, at Last, for Ida B. Wells, “a Sword Among Lions”

August 28, 2018

I was pleased to learn from this article, by the Editorial Board of The New York Times, that my hometown has finally recognized one of the most courageous persons in U.S. history. She deserves to be included among the role…

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Passionate Minds: A book review by Bob Morris

August 26, 2018

Passionate Minds: Women Rewriting the World Claudia Roth Pierpont Knopf (2000) “Hardly a woman here who would not be scandalized to find herself in company with most of them” Claudia Roth Pierpont I read this book when it was first published…

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Schultz 2020? Other C.E.O.s Will Be Watching Closely

August 26, 2018

Here is David Gelles’ profile of Howard Schultz and other corporate executives who could become political candidates in an article for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * Since…

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Bernardo Hees of Kraft Heinz: ‘New Mistakes Are Welcome’

August 21, 2018

Here is David Gelles’ profile of Bernardo Hees 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 * * * A powerful force in the food…

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Great Leaders Are Confident, Connected, Committed, and Courageous

August 21, 2018

  Here is an excerpt from an article written Peter Bregman 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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When Joining a Company, Figure Out How Decisions Are Made

August 14, 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 join an organization, you have a short…

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Something Wonderful: A book review by Bob Morris

August 13, 2018

Something Wonderful: Rogers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution Todd S. Purdum Henry Holt and Company (April 2018) A collaboration unsurpassed by any other in the history of musical theatre throughout the 20th century From Oklahoma! in 1943 until The Sound of…

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