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“It Don’t Cost Nuthin’ to be Nice” Paul (Bear) Bryant

September 7, 2016

Here is a reprise of a blog post that offers several valuable reminders at a time when civility remains an endangered species in our society. The way I heard it, Coach Bryant told the following story at a Touchdown Club…

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Pricing Done Right: A book review by Bob Morris

September 6, 2016

Pricing Done Right: The Pricing Framework Proven Successful by the World’s Most Profitable Companies Tim J. Smith Bloomberg Financial (July 2016) How the Value-Based Pricing Framework can help almost any organization to establish and strengthen its competitive advantage Leaders in…

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Stanley Bing Asks “Does the Truth Still Matter?”

September 6, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Stanley Bing for Fortune magazine, To read the complete article, check out others, obtain subscription information, and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. Illustration credit: Kevin Whipple for…

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Anders Ericsson on Deliberate Practice

September 5, 2016

Thanks to research conducted by Anders Ericsson and his associates at Florida State University, we now know that achieving peak performance depends on a combination of factors: o Luck o Natural Ability o Temperament o Commitment o Expert Supervision and…

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To Build Resilience, Write Down What You’re Grateful For

September 5, 2016

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. * * * When it comes to building your emotional resilience, nothing does…

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The Big Thing: A book review by Bob Morris

September 4, 2016

The Big Thing: How to Complete Your Creative Project Even if You’re a Lazy, Self-Doubting Procrastinator Like Me Phyllis Korkki HarperCollins (August 2016) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford To what does…

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Why People Quit Their Jobs

September 4, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article by the editors at Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please click here. Illustration Credit: Paul…

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Ten of the Best Films About the Business World

September 3, 2016

The International Movie Data Base is probably the singe best source for information about films and television programs. The links provided in this post are to IMDb In my opinion, these are the ten of the best films from which…

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Here are the questions you need to answer when solving an especially serious problem

September 3, 2016

In his latest book, Managing in the Gray: Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Toughest Problems at Work, Joseph Badaracco observes, “The soundest guidance for grappling with hard, complex, uncertain practical problems is a set of five questions that men…

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Stanley Bing Asks “What can we learn from successful people under 40?”

September 2, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Stanley Bing for Fortune magazine, To read the complete article, check out others, obtain subscription information, and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. Illustration credit: Guy Shield for…

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