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It’s the Manager: A book review by Bob Morris

May 7, 2019

Mark Fortier mark@fortierpr.com Melissa Connors melissa@fortierpr.com It’s the Manager: Gallup finds the quality of managers and team leaders is the single biggest factor in your organization’s long-term success. Jim Clifton and Jim Harter Gallup Press (May 2019) Organizational defects “aren’t…

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HBR Guide to Your Professional Growth: A book review by Bob Morris

May 6, 2019

HBR Guide to Your Professional Growth Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (April 2019) If you don’t care about your personal and professional growth, why should anyone else? As you probably know already, most of the volumes in the “HBR…

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4 Reasons Good Employees Lose Their Motivation

May 6, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Richard E. Clark and Bror Saxberg 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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Why you should apply analytics to your people strategy

May 5, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from the transcript of a podcast involving Simon London, Bryan Hancock, and Bill Schaninger, featured in an article for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other…

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Ron Price and Stacy Ennis on disruptive leadership: An interview by Bob Morris

May 5, 2019

Ron Price is an internationally recognized business advisor, executive coach, speaker, and author. Known for his creative and systematic thinking, business versatility, and practical optimism, Ron has worked in 15 countries and served in almost every level of executive management…

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The irrational side of change management

May 4, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Carolyn Dewar and Scott Keller for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…

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3 Questions to Keep You Focused in a New Job

May 4, 2019

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. *     *     * Your first few months in a job have a…

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Scissors Paper Rock: HOW TO COMPETE AGAINST ANY SIZE COMPANY AND WIN

May 3, 2019

Here is a portion of a revised excerpt from ZAG, one of Marty Neumeier‘s brilliant books. In fact, it was named one of the “100 Best Business Books of All Time.” He explains how to slay both Davids and Goliaths in…

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Anders Ericsson on Deliberate Practice

May 3, 2019

Much has been said and written about the so-called “10,000 Hours” concept and why, with rare exception, no one can achieve performance without practicing for at least 10,000 hours. Malcolm Gladwell discusses this in Outliers and shares some of the…

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Turning Around Employee Turnover

May 3, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic essay from Jennifer Robison, featured in the Gallup Business Journal. No other firm has gathered more and better information about workplace realities. Gallup’s wide and deep research initiatives continue, with results shared in…

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