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Avid Reader: A book review by Bob Morris

January 13, 2017

Avid Reader: A Life Robert Gottlieb Farrah, Straus and Giroux (2016) Self-portrait of a remarkable life that continues to be driven and nourished by reading Since childhood, Robert Gottlieb has been an avid reader of books and those who write…

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How to Avoid Micromanaging by Setting Clear Targets for Your Direct Reports

January 5, 2017

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. * * * Micromanagement isn’t a personality flaw; it’s a breakdown in the…

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Rick Fiery on “Capturing necessary brilliance: Learning differences unleashed!”

December 22, 2016

Imagine a business incubator offering the acceptance that drives creativity, for individuals with learning differences, who have a passion for changing the world. Rick Fiery did – and every day he sees the necessary brilliance we all need, that so…

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“Sully” on the Hudson: The rest of the story

December 11, 2016

Here’s a direct link to a brief account of the situation after Capt. Chesley (“Sully”) Sullenberger returned to work. And now you have the rest of the story…so far.    

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Applied Minds: A book review by Bob Morris

December 4, 2016

Applied Minds: How Engineers Think Guru Madhavan W.W. Norton & Company (August 2016) How almost anyone can develop an engineer’s mind-set, one that could create a significant competitive advantage Few people complete a formal education in engineering (B.S. degree through…

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Austin McChord (chief executive of the data protection company Datto) in “The Corner Office”

November 7, 2016

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Austin McChord, chief executive of…

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The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap: A book review by Bob Morris

October 31, 2016

The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap: 6 Steps for Integrating Leadership and Strategy Harbor Singh and Michael Useem, Wharton Digital Press (October 2016) How to master the elements of strategy and leadership both separately and as an integrated whole This is one…

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Andrew St. George on “Leadership lessons from the Royal Navy”

October 12, 2016

Here is an article written by Andrew St. George for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. As he explains, “This branch of the British armed services consciously fosters cheerfulness and nourishes its collective memory. Business executives should take…

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A Better Way to Assess Employee Personalities

October 11, 2016

Here is an article by David Gee for Human Capitalist, a new blog covering the (busy) intersection of people and technology in the 21st-century workplace. Founded originally by Jason Corsello and sponsored by Cornerstone OnDemand, Human Capitalist features the insights…

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Alex Schlepper: Designing the Perfect In-House Partnerships

September 30, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from Matt McCue’s interview of Alex Schlepper for 99u within the website network of Bēhance. Airbnb’s VP of Design explains how to establish creative partnerships inside of a large company. To read the complete interview,…

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