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The Feedback Fallacy

April 19, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall 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…

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Robbie Kellman Baxter on Building a Subscription Model: An interview by Bob Morris

April 19, 2020

Robbie Kellman Baxter is a bestselling author of The Forever Transaction and The Membership Economy, named a top 10 marketing book of all time by BookAuthority. Sheis a speaker, and consultant with more than twenty years of experience providing strategic…

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Connect with Your Audience When You’re Presenting Remotely

April 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. *     *     * Good presenters know how to connect with their audience…

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Althea Gibson: A Profile

April 18, 2020

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica have written a series of mini-biographies, many of those about whom I previously knew little, if anything.Here is an excerpt from their profile of Althea Gibson. To learn more about her and others, please click…

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4 Behaviors That Help Leaders Manage a Crisis

April 17, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Nichols, Shoma Chatterjee Hayden, and Chris Trendler for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain…

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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst (prince) von Wahlstatt: A Profile

April 17, 2020

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica have written a series of mini-biographies. Here is an excerpt from Albert van Selden’s profile of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Those who have seen Mel Brooks’s film Young Frankenstein should recognize the name and already…

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Major Inventions: A Primer

April 16, 2020

Thomas Alva Edison is generally considered among the greatest inventors/innovators in modern history. He was awarded 1,073 patents. The list of what he created or improved includes the automatic telegraph, carbon telephone transmitter, the light bulb, phonograph, movie camera and…

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Pablo Picasso: A profile

April 16, 2020

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica have written a series of mini-biographies, many of those about whom I previously knew little, if anything. Here is an excerpt from Marilyn McCully’s profile of Pablo Picasso. To learn more about her/him and other…

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The Art of Persuasion Hasn’t Changed in 2,000 Years

April 16, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Carmine Gallo 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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Always Day One: A book review by Bob Morris

April 15, 2020

Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever Alex Kantrowitz Portfolio/Penguin (April 2020) “What got you here won’t get you there.”  Marshall Goldsmith Goldsmith correctly suggests that whatever enabled a company to enjoy success today…

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