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Thomas Huynh: An interview by Bob Morris

April 14, 2011

In 1999, Thomas Huynh founded Sonshi.com, the Web’s most respected resource on Art of War and now consists of a network of authors, scholars, and readers around the world, attracted from various disciplines and joined together by a common interest in Sun…

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Three Tips to Avoid Employee Burnout

April 14, 2011

Here is an article written by Sarita Bhakuni for Talent Management magazine’s “Talent Management Perspectives” series. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec,…

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Rely on Connection — not Perfection — to Deliver a Great Presentation

April 14, 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. Instead of worrying about their own performances, great presenters think…

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George Washington and the Art of Business: A book review by Bob Morris

April 14, 2011

George Washington and the Art of Business: The Leadership Principles of America’s First Commander-in-Chief Mark McNeilly Oxford University Press (2008) The “father of his country” in so many important ways In recent years, a great deal of attention has been…

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Roger Connors and Tom Smith: An interview by Bob Morris

April 14, 2011

Roger Connors and Tom Smith are the founders and Co-CEO’s/Co-Presidents of Partners In Leadership, Inc., the internationally recognized premier provider of Accountability Training® Services around the world. They have thousands of clients, and have trained hundreds of thousands of people, in over 50…

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Brand Portfolio Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

April 13, 2011

Brand Portfolio Strategy: Creating Relevance, Differentiation, Energy, Leverage, and Clarity David A. Aaker Free Press (2004) Note: I read this book when it was first published and recently re-read it. If anything, Aaker’s insights are even more valuable now than…

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The Drucker Difference: Making performance reviews worthwhile

April 13, 2011

Yes, You Can Make Performance Reviews Worthwhile …and less odious for all parties. The key is to concentrate first and foremost on employees’ strengths. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rick Wartzman for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine’s “The…

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6 valuable career development tips

April 13, 2011

I have just read and will soon review Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success, co-authored by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler. If their names seem familiar, it is perhaps because they co-authored…

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Mark McNeilly: An interview by Bob Morris

April 13, 2011

  Mark McNeilly is the Executive Director for Corporate Branding at Lenovo, an Adjunct Professor at the Kenan-Flagler MBA program at UNC, and the author of three books: Sun Tzu and the Art of Business, Sun Tzu and the Art of…

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Levers of Control: A book report by Bob Morris

April 13, 2011

Levers of Control: How Managers Use Innovative Control Systems to Drive Strategic Renewal Robert Simons Harvard Business School Press (1994) I read this book when it was first published in 1994 and recently re-read it, curious to see how well…

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