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Theodore Roosevelt’s personal transformation

June 12, 2020

In Leadership in Turbulent Times, Doris Kearns Goodwin focuses on four U.S. presidents: Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, and LBJ. Three of them are of special interest because they of them struggled with deep depression while becoming without doubt among the…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads On Leadership (Vol.2): A book review by Bob Morris

June 12, 2020

HBR’s 10 Must Reads On Leadership (Vol.2) Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (March 2020) “Your title makes you a manager; your people make you a leader.” Donna Dubinsky That is what Dubinsky said to her friend and colleague at…

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Personalizing change management in the smartphone era

June 12, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alexander DiLeonardo, David Mendelsohn, Nikil Selvam, and Alexandra Wood for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…

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The Interpretation of Dreams: A book review by Bob Morris

June 11, 2020

The Interpretation of Dreams: The Psychology Classic Sigmund Freud with an Introduction by Sarah Tomley Tom Butler-Bowdon, Series Editor Capstone/A Wiley Brand (May 2020) How to undertake “a high-risk adventure of self-revelation” to understand dreams Over the last 25-30 years,…

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Adapt Your Leadership Style to the Situation at Hand

June 11, 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. *     *     * There isn’t a uniform leadership style that works…

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The Greatest Insults in History

June 11, 2020

Here are Bob Larkin‘s favorite insults. o “He’s a sheep in sheep’s clothing.” Winston Churchill’s opinion of Neville Chamberlain, his predecessor as Prime Minister. o “She ran the whole gamut of the emotions, from A to B.” Dorothy Parker on…

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Personality Traits That Most Geniuses Have In Common

June 10, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article by Regi George Jenarius that caught my eye. To read the complete article, please click here. Illustration credit:  spectator.co.uk * * * While all geniuses were not made equal, they all share with…

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4 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Big Data Project

June 10, 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. *     *     * Up to 85% of big data projects fail, often…

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Change leader, change thyself

June 10, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nate Boaz and Erica Ariel Fox for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…

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The wisdom of Confucius

June 9, 2020

Over several decades, I have accumulated quotations from hundreds of sources and Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) is one of my personal favorites. Confucius, also known as Kong Qui or K’ung Fu-tzu, was a Chinese philosopher, teacher and political figure. His…

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