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The Age Of Coddling Is Over.

April 25, 2020

Here is an excerpt from another brilliant essay written by David Brooks for The New York Times. For years, I have heavily relied upon him to help me navigate my way through a world that seems to become more complicated…

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Innovation is a team sport

April 25, 2020

In How Innovation Works, Matt Ridley explains how and why innovation happens “when people are free to think, experiment, and speculate. It happens when people can trade with each other. It happens when people are relatively prosperous, not desperate. It…

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Why Leadership Development Isn’t Developing Leaders

April 24, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Deborah Rowland 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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HBR’s 10 Must Reads On Managing People (Vol. 2): A book review by Bob Morris

April 24, 2020

HBR’s 10 Must Reads On Managing People (Vol. 2) Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (March 2010) “If you put fences around people, you get sheep. GIve people the room they need.” William L. McKnight I selected a Dale Carnegie…

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The Best Leaders Are Versatile Ones

April 24, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Robert B. Kaiser 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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Great Leadership in a Time of Crisis

April 23, 2020

People watch as John Kennedy announces a blockade of Cuba, Oct. 22, 1962.Credit…Ralph Crane/The LIFE Picture Collection, via Getty Images   Here is a brief excerpt from anther brilliant article by Jon Meacham for The New York TImes in which…

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Be a Colleague That Others Can Confide In

April 23, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Deborah Grayson Riegel 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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Originals: A book review by Bob Morris

April 22, 2020

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World Adam M. Grant Viking/An Imprint of Penguin Random House (2016) How and why originality starts with creative thinking, is driven by a vision, and can eventually have global impact Adam Grant wants to “debunk…

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We’re All in This Together: A book review by Bob Morris

April 22, 2020

We’re All In This Together: Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Belonging Mike Robbins Hay House Business (April 2020) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”  African proverb…

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Joel Peterson on how to survive growth

April 22, 2020

In Entrepreneurial Leadership, Joel Peterson focuses on leaders who “demonstrate a particular mind-set and an approach to problem-solving. They are change agents. They are intentional, staying true to their vision and agenda rather than only reacting to day-to-day turbulence…I’ve come…

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