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Josh Linkner on “Fighting Fires”

February 26, 2016

Here is an especially thoughtful post by Josh Linkner at his website. Most of my career has been devoted to formal education (at the school and college levels) or to executive education programs conducted by corporate clients. I agree with…

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Walt Bettinger (chief executive of Charles Schwab) in “The Corner Office”

February 25, 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 Walt Bettinger , chief executive…

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The Geography of Genius: A book review by Bob Morris

February 25, 2016

The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World’s Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley Eric Weiner Simon & Schuster (2016) How and why “certain places, at certain times, produce a bumper crop of brilliant minds and…

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Who was Frederick Winslow Taylor and why is he important?

February 24, 2016

Although he attended Phillips Exeter Academy and passed the Harvard entrance examination with honors, Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915) decided to be a machinist and worked his way up the factory floor to become foreman while taking mechanical engineering courses at…

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Bob Nease on eliminating the “intention/behavior gap”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

February 24, 2016

Bob Nease received his doctorate from Stanford University, where he studied methods to improve medical decisions made by doctors and patients. Before joining Express Scripts in 2001, he was an associate professor of internal medicine at Washington University in St.…

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Big data: Getting a better read on performance

February 23, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jacques Bughin for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register…

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How to Read a Book a Week

February 23, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter Bregman 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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New Study: Firms with More Women in the C-Suite Are More Profitable

February 22, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marcus Noland and Tyler Moranfor 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…

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Achieving a digital state of mind

February 22, 2016

Digital isn’t merely an add-on; it’s a way to think differently about business models, customer journeys, and organizational agility. Hence the importance of developing a digital state of mind. Here is a brief excerpt from a transcript of a podcast…

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Cultural Transformations: A book review by Bob Morris

February 21, 2016

Cultural Transformations: Lessons of Leadership and Corporate Reinvention John Mattone and Nick Vaidya John Wiley & Sons (2016) How and why organizations that thrive have launched preemptive transformation to dominate their competition Most change initiatives either fail or fall far…

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