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4 Small Habits That Can Instantly Make You More Energetic and Productive

December 6, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Julian Hayes II that appeared in Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Getty Images * * * Mental energy…

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Is Self-Sabotage Burning You Out?

December 5, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kandi Wiens 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…

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Michael Schrage on how recommendation engines transform self-awareness, self-discovery, and self-knowledge

December 4, 2020

In the latest of his several brilliant books, Recommendation Engines, Michael Schrage examines what is perhaps the single most influential form of mass communication. “The right recommendation at the right time is exactly what an Amazon, a Netflix, a Facebook,…

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The new science of talent: From roles to returns

December 4, 2020

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast featured in 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, please…

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Post Corona: A book review by Bob Morris

December 3, 2020

Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity Scott Galloway Portfolio/Penguin (November 2020) The future isn’t whatever happens; rather,  what we make of it…for better or worse. The character for the Chinese word for “crisis” (危机) has two meanings: “peril” and “critical…

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Facing Disaster After Disaster, the American Red Cross C.E.O. Stays Optimistic

December 3, 2020

Here is another superb article from David Gelles for The New York Times in which he shares his conversation with Gail McGovern. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. Credit: …

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The wit and wisdom of Seneca

December 3, 2020

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BC – AD 65), also known as Seneca the Younger, was a Hispano-Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and—in one work—satirist from the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was born in Cordoba in Hispania, and raised…

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Sophia Loren Makes Her Return to Film: ‘I’m a Perfectionist’

December 2, 2020

The star, now 86, was looking for a personal connection to a script. Then along came her director son and the Netflix drama “The Life Ahead.” Here is an excerpt from an article about her by Simon Abrams, featured in…

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Managing the people side of risk

December 2, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from another classic article, published in the McKinsey Quarterly and written by Alexis Krivkovich and Cindy Levy. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email…

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Nervous About Public Speaking? Try This.

December 1, 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. *     *     * Contrary to popular belief, confident public speaking isn’t about…

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