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Come Make the 21st Century Happen

June 28, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Greg Bernarda. He is is co-author of Value Proposition Design, and a co-founder of the Noé Programme. * * * We are in the middle of a cold January day, some…

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Help Perfectionists Be Less Hard on Themselves

June 27, 2017

  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. * * * Perfectionists don’t like to reveal their weaknesses, which makes…

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Assessment: Do You Know How Bureaucratic Your Organization Is?

June 27, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by 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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New Model of Evolution Finally Reveals How Cooperation Evolves

June 26, 2017

Why do some individuals collaborate more effectively than do others? By treating evolution as a thermodynamic process, theorists have solved one the great problems in biology. The results of this research have serious implications for today’s VUCA marketplace in which…

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Power Causes Brain Damage

June 25, 2017

Over time, leaders lose mental capacities — most notably for reading other people — that were essential to their rise. Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jerry Useem that appeared in The Atlantic. To read the complete…

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How to Act Quickly Without Sacrificing Critical Thinking

June 25, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jesse Sostrin 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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A Strategist’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence

June 24, 2017

As the conceptual side of computer science becomes practical and relevant to business, companies must decide what type of AI role they should play. Here is an excerpt from an article by Anand Rao for strategy+business magazine, published by certain…

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The STAR Model: Close the Saying-Doing Gap to Build a High-Performing Team

June 24, 2017

The Executive Education and Center for Leadership and Change Management programs at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania continue to generate an abundance of valuable material for executives in need of cutting edge thinking. Nao Tools offer an…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions: A book review by Bob Morris

June 23, 2017

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions  Various Contributors and Editors of Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Press (2013 Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers — and how to make better ones This is one in a series…

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