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Mark Goulston: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

May 15, 2015

In his career as an organizational consultant, relationship counselor, and hostage-negotiation trainer, Mark Goulston has found what works, consistently, to reach all kinds of people in any type of situation. In his book Real Influence: Persuade Without Pushing and Gain…

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When Stress Gets In The Way Of Success

May 15, 2015

Here is an excerpt from Amy Whyte’s interview of Lantern’s Anne Devereux-Mills for Diversity Executive, published by MediaTec, also the publisher of Talent Management and Chief Learning Officer magazines. Women, on average, are more prone to stress. Lantern’s Anne Devereux-Mills…

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In Montmartre: A book review by Bob Morris

May 15, 2015

In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art Sue Roe Penguin Press (2-15) A lively story of unknown artists with “closely overlapping lives” who have since become household names Many years ago, there was a CBS Radio series…

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Joel Peterson (chairman of JetBlue Airways and founder of Peterson Partners) in “The Corner Office”

May 14, 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 Peterson, chairman of JetBlue…

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“The Disruptive Dozen” Technologies

May 14, 2015

In No Ordinary Disruption, Richard Dobbs, James Manyika, and Jonathan Woetzel explain how to cope with “four global forces breaking all the trends”: emerging growth markets (including cities) as the new gravitational centers of economic activity, increasingly faster pace of…

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7 Steps to Improving Nonverbal Communication

May 14, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jeff Wolf for AMACOM’s amanet.org Playbook. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and sing up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Businesspeople learn early in…

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Just for fun….

May 13, 2015

Here’s a brief video of tigers playing in a pool for the first time after being rescued from cages. Looks like great fun to me! Have a look. Caption: Photo credit: Screenshot from video of Lily and Carli, the two…

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Remembering Dave Goldberg, the Ultimate Mensch

May 13, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article by Adam Grant featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Most of us are lucky if…

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Mending the STEM Gap

May 13, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sarah Fister Gale for Talent Management magazine. She suggests that increasing the number of women in STEM jobs requires companies to adjust their recruiting strategies and broader cultural norms. To read…

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The case for behavioral strategy

May 13, 2015

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

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