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Unfinished Business: A book review by Bob Morris

October 28, 2015

Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family Anne-Marie Slaughter Random House (2015) A brilliant exploration of “the world as it is, not as many of us would like it to be”…but one it could yet become There will always be “unfinished…

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Lars Dalgaard (Andreessen Horowitz) in “The Corner Office”

October 28, 2015

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 Lars Dalgaard, general partner at…

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The epiphany problem

October 27, 2015

Here is an excerpt from the latest edition of Tom Butler-Bowdon‘s newsletter in which he shares his thoughts — and others’ thoughts – about what he characterizes as “The epiphany problem.” Other subjects addressed in this edition include o “Purpose…

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Talking to Crazy: A book review by Bob Morris

October 27, 2015

Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life Mark Goulston (AMACOM (October 2016) How to manage “everyday craziness” whenever and wherever you encounter it As Mark Goulston explains, he experienced an epiphany years…

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Millennials Who Manage: A book review by Bob Morris

October 26, 2015

Millennials Who Manage: How to Overcome Workplace Perceptions and Become a Great Leader Chip Espinoza and Joel Schwarzbart Pearson FT Press (October 2015) What Millennials must be as well as do to develop high-impact leadership and management skills As Chip…

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Gary B. Smith (chief executive of Ciena) in “The Corner Office”

October 26, 2015

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 Gary B. Smith, chief executive…

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Dave Ulrich on calculating the market value of leadership: An interview by Bob Morris

October 25, 2015

Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Collegiate Professor of Business Administration at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and a partner at the RBL Group a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He has…

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Superforecasting: A book review by Bob Morris

October 25, 2015

Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner Crown Publishers (2015) How to blend computer-based forecasting and subjective judgment to gain a better sense of what will likely occur Obviously, computers can process, organize, and access…

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10 Ways to Drive Killer Results with Your Sponsored Updates

October 24, 2015

Here is an email I just received from Andrew Kaplan, Sr. Product Marketing Manager for LinkedIn Marketing Solutions. He offers a free eBook, 10 Ways to Drive Killer Results with Your Sponsored Updates, that may be of interest and value…

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Captivology: A book review by Bob Morris

October 24, 2015

Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention Ben Parr Harper One/An Imprint of HarperCollins (March 2015) How and why captivation “triggers” affect our attention and awareness every day, often without our being aware of it There really is a science…

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