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Daniel Korschun: An interview by Bob Morris

September 17, 2015

Daniel Korschun is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. He works with companies to develop innovative CSR practices that generate value for both the company and society. Korschun’s academic research appears in the Journal…

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To Build Your Business, Smash Your Silos

September 17, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Neil Smith for Fast Company. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Image credit: Flickr user nevadog * * * Silos are necessary…

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How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Companies

September 17, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael E. Porter and James E. Heppelmann for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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Strategy Rules: A book review by Bob Morris

September 16, 2015

Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs David B. Yoffie and Michael A. Cusumano HarperBusiness/An Imprint of HarperCollins (2015) Valuable lessons to be learned from those who “paved an extraordinary path as the first…

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Dean Abbott on Applied Predictive Analytics

September 16, 2015

In Applied Predictive Analytics, Dean Abbott describes the predictive modeling process from the perspective of a practitioner rather than a theoretician. “Predictive analytics is both science and art…This book describes what I would be telling you if you were looking…

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Know How to Work with Prickly Personalities

September 16, 2015

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. * * * People with low emotional intelligence, also known as EQ, are…

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The Creator’s Code: A book review by Bob Morris

September 15, 2015

The Creator’s Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs Amy Wilkinson Simon & Schuster (2015) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford The term “gazelle” refers to the classic entrepreneur of myth…

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Crucibles of Leadership

September 15, 2015

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Warren Bennis and Robert J. Thomas, published in the September 2002 issue of Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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How to Work with People Who Aren’t Good at Working with People

September 14, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 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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Grit to Great: A book review by Bob Morris

September 14, 2015

Grit to Great: How Perseverance, Passion, and Pluck Take You from Ordinary to Extraordinary Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval Crown Business (2015) “Champions get up when they can’t.” Jack Dempsey Angela Lee Duckworth is among the sources that Linda…

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