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Charles Duhigg on Goal-Setting

December 22, 2018

In Smarter Faster Better, Charles Duhigg observes, “Productivity is the name we give our attempts to figure out the best uses of our energy, intellect, and time as we try to seize the most meaningful rewards with the least wasted…

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Five enterprise-architecture practices that add value to digital transformations

December 22, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Sven Blumberg, Oliver Bossert, and Jan Sokalski for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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An Antidote to Idiocy in “Churchill”

December 21, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Bret Stephens for The New York Times. He recommends, in this season of giving, that we get (and give) Andrew Roberts’s brilliant new biography. To read the complete article, check out…

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Learn Something New to Relieve Some Stress

December 20, 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. * * * Many people handle work stress by buckling down and powering…

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Convinced! A book review by Bob Morris

December 20, 2018

Convinced!: How to Prove Your Competence & Win People Over Jack Nasher Berrett-Koehler Publishers (November 2018) How and why perceived competence “gives you the power to convince, influence, and lead others” Perceptions are realities but are not necessarily “real.” What…

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Mindfulness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series): A book review by Bob Morris

December 19, 2018

How much are you missing because you’re not paying attention? Probably a great deal. HBR Press offers a series of anthologies (nine volumes thus far) of articles in which contributors share proven research that explains how our emotions impact our…

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Ten trends redefining enterprise IT infrastructure

December 19, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Arul Elumalai, Kara Sprague, Sid Tandon, and Lareina Yee for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Women and Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

December 18, 2018

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Women and Leadership Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (November 2018) God hates gender inequality. She really does. This is one in a series of volumes that anthologizes what the editors of the Harvard Business Review consider…

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How to Be a More Patient Person

December 18, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article by by Anna Goldfarb for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: James Clapham * * * Relax. It’s going to be…

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Wisdom @ Work: How and why to embrace your wizard

December 17, 2018

Wisdom @ Work: The Making of a Modern Elder Chip Conley Currency (September 2018) How and why to “embrace your wizard” Over the years, I have read and reviewed all of Chip Conley’s previously published books and noted how receptive…

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