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Best-Kept Secrets of the World’s Best Companies

September 28, 2019

In Secrets of Greatness: Advice from the World’s Top CEOs and Entrepreneurs (2006), a volume created by the editors of Fortune magazine from previously published material. Eleven journalists share twenty-five of what were then among “the best-kept secrets” of what…

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Andrea Kramer and Alton Harris on Gender Biases and Conflicts at Work: An interview by Bob Morris

September 27, 2019

Andrea S. Kramer and Alton B. Harris are co-authors of It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace: Women’s Conflict At Work and the Bias That Built It (Nicholas Brealey/Hachette 2019). Andie and Al have both served in senior management positions and…

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Andy Grove’s “random walk” to greatness

September 27, 2019

In the Introduction he wrote for Secrets of Greatness: Advice from the World’s Top CEOs and Entrepreneurs, Andy Grove explains that his development as a manager occurred by a process “often called a random walk. Random walk is a mathematical…

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It’s Actually Helpful to Criticize Ideas When You’re Brainstorming

September 27, 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. *     *     * You’ve probably heard that when you’re brainstorming, criticizing…

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The 10 Laws of Trust: A book review by Bob Morris

September 26, 2019

The 10 Laws of Trust, Building the Bonds That Make a Business Great, Expanded Edition Joel Peterson with David A. Kaplan HarperCollins Leadership/HarperCollins (September 2019) “Your title makes you a manager. Your people will decide whether or not you’re a…

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Feeling in Control Can Prevent You from Feeling Burned Out

September 26, 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. *     *     * There are lots of reasons people feel burned…

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Good News

September 24, 2019

I am delighted to help get the word out about an exciting addition to thought leadership.  Please check it out…and let others know. Introducing the Serve to Lead Podcast The Serve to Lead | James Strock podcast is now live. It’s…

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Catering to China’s diverse appetites: An interview with Kang Shi Fu CEO James Wei

September 24, 2019

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a video interview of James Wei by Daniel Zipser and Udo Kopka for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about…

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Hire Leaders for What They Can Do, Not What They Have Done

September 24, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Josh Bersin and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 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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Artificial Intelligence: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review: A book review by Bob Morris

September 22, 2019

Artificial Intelligence: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (September 2019) How and why companies that don’t use AI will soon become obsolete This is one of the first volumes in a new…

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