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Joel S. Marcus (chief executive of Alexandria Real Estate Equities) in “The Corner Office”

August 12, 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 Joel S. Marcus chief executive…

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Tough Love Performance Reviews, in 10 Minutes

August 12, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mona Patel 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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Think to Win: A book review by Bob Morris

August 11, 2015

Think to Win: Unleashing the Power of Strategic Thinking Paul Butler, John Manfredi, and Peter Klein McGraw-Hill (2015) The power of a new approach to results-driven, high-impact strategic thinking Paul Butler, John Manfredi, and Peter Klein introduce and thoroughly explain…

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The Art of Managing Complex Collaborations

August 11, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Eric Knight, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, and Barbara Mittleman for MIT Sloan Management Review. They explain why it’s not easy for stakeholders with widely varying interests to collaborate effectively in a consortium. The…

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Reinventing Performance Management

August 10, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall 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…

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Managing During Transformation

August 10, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Paula S. Larson for Talent Management magazine. She is convinced that firms must assess where they are, where they are going, and then measure the gap between present and future state. To read the complete article, check…

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Judith Humphrey: An interview by Bob Morris

August 9, 2015

Judith Humphrey is the Founder of The Humphrey Group, a Toronto-based firm that teaches leaders at all levels how to be influential and inspiring communicators. Since its establishment in 1987, The Humphrey Group has expanded globally and is recognized as…

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Lead the Work: A book review by Bob Morris

August 9, 2015

Lead the Work: Navigating a World Beyond Employment John Boudreau, Ravin Jesuthasan, and David Creelman Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2015) “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence – it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” Peter Drucker…

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Agree on Scope Before Launching a Project

August 8, 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. * * * Scope creep is all too common in projects of all…

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What “digital” really means

August 8, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Karel Dörner, and David Edelman for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They focus on the fact that everyone wants to go digital and suggest that the first…

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