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A Simple Tool to Start Making Decisions with the Help of AI

May 29, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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A brief history of Memorial Day in the United States

May 28, 2018

Based on some research, I learned this about what is now celebrated as Memorial Day in the United States: The Civil War claimed more lives than any conflict in U.S. history, requiring the establishment of the country’s first national cemeteries.…

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No, Really, Don’t Email Your Team on the Weekend

May 28, 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. * * * In theory, you should be able to catch up…

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People analytics reveals three things HR may be getting wrong

May 26, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Henri de Romrée, Bruce Fecheyr-Lippens, and Bill Schaninger 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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Business Nuggets from Clayton Christensen

May 26, 2018

In 50 Business Classics, Tom Butler-Bowdon includes a discussion of Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma (1997). These are among the dozens of insights that caught my eye: o Research for The Innovator’s Dilemma revealed that “firms fail precisely because  of their ‘good’…

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Kevin Hong on the power of the Outlier Approach: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

May 25, 2018

Kevin Hong is an Amazon best-selling author of The Outlier Approach: How to Triumph in Your Career as a Nonconformist. Previously, Kevin grew his startup Dealflicks up to a $15M valuation. He is currently an advisor to several startups including Sinemia and executives/entrepreneurs. Kevin’s work…

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Schedule Your Most Important Work for When You’re Most Focused

May 25, 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. * * * If you’re like most people, you struggle to maintain…

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Business Chemistry: A book review by Bob Morris

May 24, 2018

Business Chemistry: Practical Magic for Crafting Powerful Work Relationships Kim Christfort and Suzanne Vickberg John Wiley & Sons (May 2018) How almost anyone can develop powerful relationships, build a high-impact teams, and create results-driven organizations Kim Christfort and Suzanne Vickberg…

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EDNA: Argumentation

May 24, 2018

Many years ago when I began to teach English at the Kent School in Connecticut, I devised an acronym for my students based on two primary sources: Aristotle’s Rhetoric (4th century BCE) and Modern Rhetoric (1949) co-authored by Cleanth Brooks…

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When a Colleague Sends You a Snarky Email, Talk to Them in Person

May 23, 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. * * * Email can be an efficient, convenient way to communicate with…

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