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Plan a Better Meeting with Design Thinking

March 13, 2018

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Maya Bernstein and Rae Ringel 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 here.…

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The CEO Next Door: A book review by Bob Morris

March 13, 2018

The CEO Next Door: Based on a Breakthrough Study of Over 2,600 Leaders Elena L. Botelho and Kim R. Powell Currency/An imprint of Crown Publishing Group (March 2018) How and why ordinary people are able to achieve extraordinary results The…

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Feedback on Creative Work Should Give Direction, Not Demand Changes

March 12, 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. *     *     * Giving feedback is tricky, but especially for creative…

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The Best Companies Know How to Balance Strategy and Purpose

March 12, 2018

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Laurent Chevreux, Jose Lopez, and Xavier Mesnard forHarvard 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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Talent Wins: A book review by Bob Morris

March 11, 2018

Talent Wins: The New Playbook for Putting People First Ram Charan, Dominic Barton, and Dennis Carey Harvard Business Review Press (March 2018) “We take great care of our people, our people take great care of our customers, and our customers…

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How to build a data-first culture for a digital transformation

March 11, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article for 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 register to receive email alerts,…

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15 Obituaries of Remarkable Women That Are Long Overdue

March 10, 2018

Above: Ida B. Wells, from left, Henrietta Lacks, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Plath are featured in The New York Times‘ new “Overlooked” obits feature that will tell the stories of women and men whose lives had great impact, but…

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Before Negotiating, Ask Yourself What You Don’t Know

March 10, 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. *     *     * Negotiations are won in the preparation. And…

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Lucille Ball (1950): One of the female pioneers whose innovations inspire

March 9, 2018

It may come as a surprise to you that, from the computer to an ice-cream maker, some of the most important discoveries and inventions were by women. We’ve all heard of famous inventors such as Thomas Jefferson (Monticello’s Great Clock),…

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How to Make A.I. Human-Friendly

March 9, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Fei-Fei Li for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Elisa Macellari * * * For a…

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