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Matthew May on how to fix each of “the 7 fatal flaws of thinking”

May 19, 2016

In his latest book, Winning the Brain Game, published by McGraw-Hill Education (May 2016), Matthew May explains how to fix each of what he characterizes as “the 7 fatal flaws of thinking.” They all share the same prefix. Here’s how…

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At Your Next Meeting, Use a Shot Clock

May 19, 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. * * * Tired of being in meetings that drag on and…

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Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: A book review by Bob Morris

May 18, 2016

Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions Scott C. Whitaker John Wiley & Sons (April 2016) “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” Peter Drucker I cannot recall a prior time when the global marketplace was more volatile, more…

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Matthew May on why we continue to commit “the 7 fatal flaws of thinking”

May 18, 2016

In his latest book, Winning the Brain Game, published by McGraw-Hill Education (May 2016), Matthew May identifies and discusses what he characterizes as “the 7 fatal flaws of thinking.” He explains how and why each causes so many problems and…

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Sprint: A book review by Bob Morris

May 18, 2016

Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days Jake Knapp with John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz Simon & Schuster (March 2016) Here is a unique methodology “to solve big problems, test new ideas, get…

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The Purpose Effect: A book review by Bob Morris

May 17, 2016

The Purpose Effect: Building Meaning in Yourself, Your Role and Your Organization Dan Pontefract Elevate Publishing (May 2016) Faber est suae quisque fortunae Those who have read Dan Pontefract’s previous book, Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization, already…

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Why read books?

May 17, 2016

“When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.” Desiderius Erasmus It is impossible to exaggerate how important books have been to me throughout my life thus far. In childhood,…

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TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking: A book review by Bob Morris

May 16, 2016

TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking Chris Anderson Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (May 2016) How to take “something you really care about and rebuild it inside the minds” of those with whom you share it I cannot think…

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Christine Lagarde on how women can help to accelerate substantial growth in the global economy

May 16, 2016

In her Foreword to Breaking Through: Stories and Best Practices From Companies That Help Women Succeed, written by Martine Liautaud and published by John Wiley & Sons (April 2016), Christine Lagarde acknowledges that empowering women is certainly about fairness “but…

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“The way to write is throw your body at the mark when your arrows are spent.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

May 13, 2016

In First We Read, Then We Write: Emerson on the Creative Process, Robert D. Richardson shares the very best of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s thoughts about the creative process in general, and about writing in particular. There is no doubt in Richardson’s…

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