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When Networking, Be Yourself

February 6, 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. * * * It seems like the right approach to networking: Figure out…

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The Republican Fausts

February 5, 2017

Over the years, I have relied on a few journalists to help me navigate my way through the forces and events that resemble a fog in everyday life. David Brooks is one of them. His mind reminds me of a Swiss…

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The importance of knowledge transfers

February 5, 2017

The results of the major research studies on employee satisfaction that I am aware of indicate that feeling appreciated is ranked at or near the top in terms of what is most important. Another is professional development. Most organizations claim…

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“What Is a Paradigm Shift?”

February 4, 2017

During a lecture at a European graduate school of business (August 2002), Georgia Agamben: “This title ‘What is a Paradigm?’ seems to suggest that my presentation will focus on epistemological and methodological questions. I do not feel at all it…

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Simon Sinek on purpose-driven collaboration

February 4, 2017

In Together Is Better: A Little Book of Inspiration, published by Portfolio/Penguin Random House (September 2016), Simon Sinek offers some excellent advice on how to follow this African proverb: “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want…

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Geoffrey Colon on “Disruptive Marketing”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

February 3, 2017

Geoffrey Colon is the voice at the intersection of marketing, tech, and popular culture. Thinking is his commodity. DJ, data punk, podcaster and author, Geoffrey is a Communications Designer at Microsoft in Redmond, WA, for Microsoft search advertising (Bing Ads).…

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4 Steps to Improving Your Writing

February 3, 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. You probably write on the job all the time: proposals to clients, memos…

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The hidden toll of workplace incivility

February 2, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Christine Porath for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. As she explains, research shows that hurtful workplace behavior can depress performance, increase employee turnover, and even mar customer…

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Beware the Overfit Trap in Data Analysis

February 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. * * * It can be exciting when your data analysis suggests a…

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Rewiring Citi for the digital age

February 1, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Don Callahan for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Citigroup’s Head of Operations and Technology describes the bank’s efforts to accelerate its digital transition, as well as the importance…

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