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11 Fierce Facts About the Honey Badger

May 20, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Caitlin Schneider in which she shares some interesting information about an an animal that is often described as –pound for pound — the most fearless and ferocious of all. She cites…

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Leading with purpose: How marketing and sales leaders can shape the next normal

May 20, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Brian Gregg, Aimee Kim, and Jesko Perrey for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…

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The leadership journey of Abraham Lincoln

May 19, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nancy Koehn for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts,…

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Girl Decoded: A book review by Bob Morris

May 19, 2020

Girl Decoded: A Scientist’s Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology Rana el Kaliouby with Carol Colman Currency (April 2020) A brilliant explanation of how to humanize technology before it dehumanizes us According to Rana el…

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Dwight Eisenhower: Lessons from the ‘balancer in chief’

May 19, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an interview of William I. Hitchcock featured by the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts,…

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The Three Box Solution Playbook: A book review by Bob Morris

May 18, 2020

Alexandra The Three Box Solution Playbook: Tools and Tactics for Creating Your Company’s Strategy Vijay Govindarajan and Manish Tangri Harvard Business Review Press (May 2020) “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”  Leonardo da Vinci This is a companion to The Three-Box…

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Design Your Meeting Agenda Around Questions

May 18, 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. *     *     * A good agenda is the first step to any…

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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire: A book review by Bob Morris

May 17, 2020

Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire  Rebecca Henderson Public Affairs (April 2020) Three problems: massive environmental degradation, economic ineqality, and institutional collapse As Rebecca Henderson explains, this book “is the result of a fifteen-year exploration of why and how…

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Focus Your Writing with These 3 Tips

May 17, 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. *     *     * Writing under deadline pressure is always a challenge, but…

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Scott Dinsmore on how to find work you love

May 16, 2020

  Teresa Amabile and Steve Jobs are among those who urge people to do what they love because what they love most is probably what they do best. Scott Dinsmore agrees. He quit a job that made him miserable, and…

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