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My Father’s Business: A book review by Bob Morris

June 18, 2018

My Father’s Business: The Small-Town Values That Built Dollar General into a Billion-Dollar Company Cal Turner Jr. with Rob Simbeck Center Street (May 2018) How an “acorn” in Scottsville, Kentucky, in 1919 became an “oak tree” with more than 16,000…

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5 Ways to Project Confidence in Front of an Audience

June 18, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Carmine Gallo 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,…

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Developing better change leaders

June 17, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Aaron De Smet, Johanne Lavoie     and Elizabeth Schwartz Hioe for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the…

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Help Your Colleagues Process Strong Emotions

June 17, 2018

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. * * * Sometimes a colleague has a strong emotional reaction to something,…

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Abraham Lincoln & Loneliness: A Profile

June 16, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Nancy Koehn for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In Forged in Crisis, she offers a brilliant discussion of five quite remarkable people, each of whom is indeed a…

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To Take Charge of Your Career, Start by Building Your Tribe

June 16, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gianpiero Petriglieri 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…

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Allen Adamson on the organizational “shift ahead”: An interview by Bob Morris

June 15, 2018

“The number one reason for organizational success or failure is the ability to stay relevant. Having the wherewithal to strategically shift ahead of accelerating marketplace changes is the single most critical skillset an organization can possess.” Allen Adamson is a…

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Making data analytics work for you—instead of the other way around

June 15, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Helen Mayhew, Tamim Saleh, and Simon Williams for 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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The Way of the Seal: A book review by Bob Morris

June 14, 2018

The Way of the Seal: Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed Mark Divine with Allyson Edelhertz Machate Reader’s Digest Adult Trade Publishing (2018) Hooyah! The subject of non-conventional warriors has been of special interest to me since…

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The Power of Leaders Who Focus on Solving Problems

June 14, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Deborah Ancona and Hal Gregersen 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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