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What’s new with the Internet of Things?

May 18, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Mark Patel, Jason Shangkuan, and Christopher Thomas 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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The six types of successful acquisitions

May 18, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by March Goedhart, Tim Koller, and David Wessels 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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Leila Janah (founder and chief executive of Samasource and LXM) in “The Corner Office”

May 17, 2017

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Leila Janah, founder and chief…

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Design for value and growth in a new world

May 17, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Ankur Agrawal, Mark Dziersk, Dave Subburaj, and Kieran West for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…

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Jim Collins: Q&A on Leaders as Sheepdogs

May 16, 2017

In Thinkers 50 Leadership, Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove include an interview of Jim Collins. Here is one of the Q&As: What do you think will be the characteristics of the new generation of leaders? I think humility is a…

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Linking Empowering Leadership and Employee Creativity

May 16, 2017

In this article for the Academy of Management Journal, Xiaomeng Zhang1 and Kathryn M. Bartol discuss the influence of psychological empowerment, intrinsic motivation, and creative process engagement. To check out the complete article, check out others, and sign up for…

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You’ve Got 8 Seconds: A book review by Bob Morris

May 15, 2017

You’ve Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World Paul Hellman AMACOM (March 2017) “Never, never, never give up!” Winston Churchill Churchill makes an excellent point, one that I selected to serve as title of this brief commentary. Here…

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4 Innovative and Meaningful Employee Engagement Activities That Work! (and Why)

May 15, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Melany Gallant for Halogen Software’s TalentSpace blog. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * *…

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State of Readiness: A book review by Bob Morris

May 14, 2017

State of Readiness: Operational Excellence as Precursor to Becoming a High-Performance Organization Joseph F. Paris, Jr. Greenleaf Book Group Press (May 8, 2017) How and why a business is a single system that has multiple dimensions of effort and initiative…

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A simple definition of performance management…and why everyone plays a role

May 14, 2017

by Melany Gallant for Halogen Software’s TalentSpace blog. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here What is performance management? Performance management is a process that…

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