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Life’s Work: An Interview with Jerry Seinfeld

April 2, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Jerry Seinfeld by Daniel McGinn 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…

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Set Clear Ground Rules for Your Virtual Team

April 2, 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. * * * All workplaces need ground rules, but they’re particularly important…

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Combining the idea of infinity with the concept of relativity

April 1, 2017

Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein have collaborated on a few bestsellers, notably Plato and a Platypus and Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington, in which they juxtapose serious insights with classic jokes. First their joke: A woman is told…

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5 Great Articles On Goal Setting

April 1, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Teala Wilson 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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When Interviewing for a Position: Some Dos and Don’ts

March 31, 2017

Here is some valuable advice provided by recruiters in several of the “1oo Best Companies to Work For,” annually ranked by FORTUNE magazine. “We ask our receptionists for their impressions and direct feedback. Any hint of arrogance or condescension is…

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Valerie Smith (president of Swarthmore College) in “The Corner Office”

March 31, 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 Valerie Smith , president of…

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Being Quiet Is Part of Being a Good CEO

March 30, 2017

Where is a brief excerpt from an interview of Hal Gregersen by Bourree Lam, featured in The Atlantic magazine, during which Gregersen discusses the importance of being a good listener. For CEOs, it is an imperative. To read the complete…

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Dual Transformation: A book review by Bob Morris

March 29, 2017

Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today’s Business While Creating the Future Scott D. Anthony, Clark G. Gilbert, and Mark W. Johnson Harvard Business Review Press (April 2017) How and why combining the assets and benefits of scale and entrepreneurial spirit…

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Bursting the CEO Bubble

March 29, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Hal Gregersen 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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The Dual Transformation Equation: A + B + C = Δ

March 28, 2017

In Dual Transformation, a book co-authored with Clark Gilbert and Mark Johnson, Scott Anthony explains how and why to combine assets and benefits of scale with entrepreneurial behavior to drive massive impact. They observe: “When you take your first algebra…

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