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Welcome to the Dawn of the 4th Industrial Revolution: The Exponential Age

October 3, 2016

These are very interesting predictions…. I am indebted to Michael Bjorn Hansen for informing me that these predictions were put together by Robert Goldman with Alli Berman.   *     *      * In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and sold…

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Good Presentations Need to Make People Uncomfortable

October 3, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Josh Bersin 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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Dan Negroni on “Chasing Relevance”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

October 2, 2016

Dan Negroni founded launchbox to help businesses unleash the creativity and potential of today’s new Gen Y workforce. He is a CEO coach, consultant, keynote speaker, and chief launch officer for today’s critical cross-generational issues, bridging the gap between managers…

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Women in the Workplace 2016

October 2, 2016

This is an edited extract from Women in the Workplace 2016, a study undertaken by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey. It builds on the Women in the Workplace 2015 report, as well as similar research conducted by McKinsey in 2012. For more…

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Aron Ain (chief executive of Kronos) in “The Corner Office”

October 1, 2016

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 Aron Ain, chief executive of…

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How to Navigate Political Discussions at Work

October 1, 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. * * * Talking about politics at work can be tricky: However strong…

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Joseph Badaracco on “defining moments”

September 30, 2016

The philosopher Friedrich Hegel once suggested that the most difficult decisions are not choosing between good and evil; rather, between good and good. This is what Joseph Badaracco has in mind in his book Defining Moments: When Managers Must Choose…

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Alex Schlepper: Designing the Perfect In-House Partnerships

September 30, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from Matt McCue’s interview of Alex Schlepper for 99u within the website network of Bēhance. Airbnb’s VP of Design explains how to establish creative partnerships inside of a large company. To read the complete interview,…

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Servant Leadership and “TouchPoints”

September 29, 2016

Robert K. Greenleaf (1904-1990) is generally associated with the concept of servant leadership. Here is a brief excerpt from one of his essays, first published in 1970: “The servant-leader is servant first…It begins with the natural feeling that one wants…

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Writing Without Bullshit: A book review by Bob Morris

September 29, 2016

Writing Without Bullshit: Boost Your Career by Saying What You Mean Josh Bernoff HarperBusiness/An imprint of HarperCollins (September 2016) The power of Lean thinking and writing One of the greatest benefits of Lean principles is that they can help leaders…

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