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How to Write a Resume That Gets Noticed

September 28, 2020

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. *     *     * If you’re looking for a job right now, you…

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Six problem-solving mindsets for very uncertain times

September 28, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Charles Conn and Robert McLean for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up…

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Ed Hess on Hyper-Learning: An interview by Bob Morris

September 27, 2020

Ed Hess is a Professor of Business Administration, Batten Fellow and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. He spent more than 20 years in the business world as a senior executive at…

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Margaret Heffernan on two types of optimism

September 26, 2020

In her Introduction to Uncharted: How to Navigate the Future, Margaret Heffernan points out that optimists aren’t idiots. “They do better in life — live longer, healthier, more successful lives — for the simple reason that they don’t ignore problems…

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Essays in Biography: A book review by Bob Morris

September 25, 2020

Essays in Biography Joseph Epstein Axios Press (2012) The more we learn about others, it seems, the better we understand ourselves…at least sometimes Frankly, I have struggled with having fewer options in combination with more discretionary time but at least…

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The 7 Biggest Political Blunders of All Time

September 25, 2020

Here is an entertaining as well as informative aricle by Craig Ferguson for the Mental Floss website. To check out other articles, please click here. * * * Long before the 24-hour news cycle came along, kings, presidents, and emperors…

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Why Leadership Training Fails—and What to Do About It

September 25, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Beer, Magnus Finnström, and Derek Schrader for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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The Secrets of Bezos: How Amazon Became the Everything Store

September 24, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Brad Stone for Bloomberg Businessweek. He spoke to hundreds of current and former employees, as well as friends and family of founder Jeff Bezos, to discover the poignant story of…

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Three keys to faster, better decisions

September 24, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Aaron De Smet, Gregor Jost, and Leigh Weiss for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm,…

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Creative Confidence: A book review by Bob Morris

September 23, 2020

Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All David Kelley and Tom Kelley Currency (October 2013) How almost anyone can develop a creative, human-centered mindset and help achieve breakthrough innovations I read and reviewed this book when it was…

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