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Poorer than their parents? A new perspective on income inequality

August 29, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Richard Dobbs, Anu Madgavkar, James Manyika, Jonathan Woetzel, Jacques Bughin, Eric Labaye, and Pranav Kashyap for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check…

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Dan Pontefract on “The Purpose Effect”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

August 28, 2016

Dan Pontefract is Chief Envisioner at TELUS, a Canadian telecommunications company, where he heads the Transformation Office, a future-of-work consulting group that helps organizations enhance their corporate cultures and collaboration practices. Previously as Head of Learning & Collaboration at TELUS,…

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Figuring Out How IT, Analytics, and Operations Should Work Together

August 28, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gahl Berkooz 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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Eric Weiner on “genius” in Silicon Valley

August 27, 2016

In The Geography of Genius, Eric Weiner shares what he learned during his search for the world’s most creative places, from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley. Other stops along the way: Vienna of 1900, Renaissance Florence, nineteenth-century Calcutta, Hangzhou during…

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The 4 Leadership Styles, and How to Identify Yours

August 27, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Bill Taylor 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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Digital globalization: The new era of global flows

August 26, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by James Manyika, Susan Lund, Jacques Bughin, Jonathan Woetzel, Kalin Stamenov, and Dhruv Dhingra for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other…

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Jim Dewald on “Entrepreneurial Thinking”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

August 26, 2016

Jim Dewald is the dean of the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary and an associate professor in the strategy and entrepreneurship. A business leader who can provide an effective bridge between strategy theory and on-the-ground practice,…

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Wicked Strategies: A book review by Bob Morris

August 25, 2016

Wicked Strategies: How Companies Conquer Complexity and Confound Competitors John C. Camillus University of Toronto Press (July 2016) How to embrace change and transformation, yet maintain an enduring and proud identity To what does this book’s title refer? According to…

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Chasing Relevance: A book review by Bob Morris

August 25, 2016

Chasing Relevance: 6 Steps to Understand, Engage and Maximize Next Generation Leaders in the Workplace Dan Negroni with Jim Eber launchbox (August 2016) How to create a workplace within which “powerful, authentic, multi-generational relationships are most likely to thrive” In…

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6 Essential Leadership Traits That Build Effective Teams

August 24, 2016

last time I checked, Amazon US offers 27,901 books for sale in its “leading teams” category and 874 in its “leading business teams” category. Frankly, I was surprised by the latter number while realizing that there are all manner of…

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