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3 Tensions Leaders Need to Manage in the Hybrid Workplace

February 23, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Bobbi Thomason and Jennifer Franczak 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…

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A Sense of Where You Are

February 22, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article (1965) by John McPhee for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check k out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photograph from Bettman / Getty * *…

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Simple Truths of Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

February 22, 2022

Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley Berrett-Koehler Publishers (February 2022) How and why “simple truths” are the secret sauce to achieve superior achievements with a values-driven life…

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One Man’s Opinion: Five Greatest U.S. Presidents

February 21, 2022

Some people rank U.S. Presidents (i.e. 1-45 best-worst or 45-1 worst to best). Others such as I prefer the cluster approach (i.e. five best or five worst, ranked in alpha order). According to these criteria: o Administrative Skills o Commitment…

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Finding Your Company’s Second Act

February 21, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Larry Downes and Paul Nunes 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…

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One of the Greatest Business Decisions: How Intel got consumers to love its chips (1991)

February 20, 2022

The material that follows is adapted from The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time: Apple, Ford, IBM, Zappos, and others made radical choices that changed the course of business, by Verne Harnish, CEO of Gazelles, and the editors of Fortune,…

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Hacking into humanity

February 19, 2022

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of an interview of Amy Webb by Raju Narisetti for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…

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A (Very) Simple Way to Improve Your Writing  

February 19, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mark Rennella 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,…

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Sprint: A book review by Bob Morris

February 18, 2022

Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days Jake Knapp with John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz Simon & Schuster (March 2016) Here is a unique methodology “to solve big problems, test new ideas, get…

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Six Principles of Systems Thinking

February 17, 2022

Here is a brief but solid explanation of one of the most important concepts associated with metacognition. For a wider and deeper examination of systems thinking, I highly recommend Wallace Wright’s Learn Systems Thinking: Use Problem Solving Skills, Understand the…

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