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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni Jossey-Bass (2002) In this “leadership fable,” Lencioni focuses on “the rarity” of effective teamwork, noting that “teams, because they are made up of imperfect human beings, are inherently dysfunctional.” Is teamwork therefore…
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Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors Patrick Lencioni Jossey-Bass (2006) Here’s the situation. Jude Cousins is a talented, energetic, and ambitious young marketing executive at Hatch Technology who, with…
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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. What makes a team work can feel like a mystery. While you…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Heidi Grant Halvorson, first featured by her Fast Company blog and then by her personal blog, The Science of Success. To read the complete article and check out all the other…
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The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success Carmine Gallo McGraw-Hill (2011) Actually, what Carmine Gallo examines with both rigor and eloquence are no longer “secrets,” nor are they insights of proprietary significance to Steve Jobs.…
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The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company David A. Price Vintage Books/A Division of Random House (2008) I re-read this book after reading the more recently published book co-authored by Bill Capodaglio and Lynn Jackson, Innovate the Pixar Way:…
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Here is an article written by William C. Taylor for BNET (January 19, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters,…
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Here is an article written by Steve Tobak for BNET (March 2, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please…
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Inside Larry and Sergey’s Brain Richard L. Brandt Portfolio/The Penguin Group (2009) When discussing Google’s supernetwork and its significance (and potential vulnerability) as a competitive advantage, Brandt observes, “Anyone who uses an application from Google is tapping into this incredible…
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2 Career-Killing Lessons New Grads Need to Unlearn
Here is an article written by Nell Minow for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * …
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