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New Sustainability Study: The “Embracers” Seize Advantage

April 20, 2011

Knut Haanaes, Balu Balagopal, Ming Teck Kong, Ingrid Velken, David Arthur, Michael S. Hopkins and Nina Kruschwitz co-authored the cover story for the March 2011 issue of MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out other resources,…

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Succession planning involves much more than succession

April 20, 2011

For reasons that continue to elude me, leaders of most organizations still do not realize that succession planning involves much more than succession. In my opinion, these are the key points to keep in mind. 1. Actively recruit for the…

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Little Bets: A book review by Bob Morris

April 20, 2011

Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries Peter Sims Free Press/Simon & Schuster (23011) How to generate “ingenious ideas…through a rigorous experimental discovery process” Having read and reviewed True North, a book Peter Sims co-authored with Bill George,…

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Admit When You Don’t Know

April 20, 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. Many managers are afraid to utter things like: “I don’t know,” “Would you help me?”…

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The Corner Office: A book review by Bob Morris

April 20, 2011

The Corner Office: Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons from CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed Adam Bryant Times Books/Henry Holt & Company (2011) Dining on brain food at a “metaphysical table” with mostly CEOs, What we have in this volume…

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Crafting Best-in-Class Business Intelligence

April 19, 2011

Here’s an excerpt from article written by Jamie Campbell, Kenny Kurtzman, and Adam Michaels for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. To read the complete article, check out the free resources, sign up for email updates, and obtain subscription…

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Justin Menkes, First Interview: An interview by Bob Morris

April 19, 2011

Justin Menkes is managing director of the Executive Intelligence Group, a subsidiary of Spencer Stuart. He wrote the Wall-Street Journal besteller Executive Intelligence and has authored articles for the Harvard Business Review, Chief Executive, and Directorship Magazine. His research led…

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How to Commit to a Goal

April 19, 2011

Here is an excerpt from PsyBlog, a website that features scientific research into how the mind works. Its author is Jeremy Dean, currently a researcher at University College London, working towards a PhD, having previously completed an MSc in Research…

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Employees Will Stay for the Work, Leave for the Career

April 19, 2011

          In a global study by consulting firm BlessingWhite, the top reason employees give for staying with their employer is “My work. I like the work that I do.” Employees were asked “What is the most…

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How to Change Bad Habits

April 19, 2011

Here’s an article written by Leslie Brokaw and featured online by MIT Sloan Management Review. To check out all the resources, sign up for free email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *     *     * Want to change…

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