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Forging an Ironclad Brand: A book review by Bob Morris

May 9, 2019

Forging an Ironclad Brand: A Leader’s Guide Lindsay Pedersen Lioncrest Publishing (April 2019) How to establish a brand that can serve as your organization’s North Star Since the first marketplace was established several thousand years ago, the essential purpose of…

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Decision making in your organization: Cutting through the clutter

May 9, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from the transcript of a podcast featured in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and…

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Learning to Lead: A book review by Bob Morris

May 8, 2019

Learning to Lead: The Journey to Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading an Organization Ron Williams, Greenleaf Book Group Press (May 2019) “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”  Theodore Roosevelt In this…

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Preparing for and managing through a downturn

May 8, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from the transctipt of a podcast conversation involving Tim Dickson and Sven Smit, featured in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…

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How We Make Stuff Now: A book review by Bob Morris

May 7, 2019

How We Make Stuff Now: Turn Ideas into Products That Build Successful Businesses Jules Pieri McGraw-Hill Education (April 2019) How to evaluate a potential product or service, then identify market opportunities for it Most ideas about new products or services…

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Your Workforce Is More Adaptable Than You May Think

May 7, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joseph B. Fuller, Judith K. Wallenstein, Manjari Raman, and Alice de Chalendar for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free…

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

May 7, 2019

Mark Fortier [email protected] Melissa Connors [email protected] 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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