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Silo busting: Today’s must-have leadership skill

April 14, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article by Margot Andersen for CEO magazine. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * Organisational silos damage individual careers, teams and business opportunities. Do your leaders…

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Silence: A book review by Bob Morris

April 13, 2019

Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives Jane Brox Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (January 2019) “The stronger the silence, the more it will be able to withstand the noise and distractions of our world.”…

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Toward A Company-Centered Model

April 13, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joseph L. Bower and Lynn S. Paine for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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The automation imperative

April 12, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article that shares the results of major survey, featured in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain…

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Be the Same Boss in Stressful Times That You Are in Calm Times

April 12, 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. *     *     * How would your direct reports describe your behavior under…

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Nine Lies About Work: A book review by Bob Morris

April 11, 2019

Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall Harvard Business Review Press (April 2019) Why making the world a better place requires the courage and wit to see it as it…

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10 Brainteasers To Test Your Mental Sharpness

April 11, 2019

I hope you like to put white caps on your gray matter. Here’s another thought-provoking article by Holly Green, featured in Forbes magazine. * * * To test your mental acuity, answer the following questions (no peeking at the answers!):…

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Why Data Science Teams Need Generalists, Not Specialists

April 11, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Eric Colson 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 alerts, please click…

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Fail More: A book review by Bob Morris

April 10, 2019

Fail More: Embrace, Learn, and Adapt to Failure As a Way to Success Bill Wooditch McGraw-Hill Education (March 2019) The more you fail, the more you can learn. The more you learn, the more likely that you will succeed. Thomas…

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What Sets the Most Effective Innovators Apart

April 10, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Omar Abbosh, Vedrana Savic, and Michael Moore 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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