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The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams Philip Zaleski and Carol Zaleski Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2015) How and why a small, informal discussion group is viewed today as “a…
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I am now in the process of reading The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and the Secret History of Wonderland, written by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst and published by Belknap Press (June 2015). This study of the queasy relationship between Lewis Carroll…
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God’s Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican Gerald Posner Simon & Schuster 2015) A brilliant analysis of “the inexorable quest for power that is tied to the pursuit of money” in the Roman Catholic Church According…
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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. Note: I much prefer “principled dissent” to “debate.” There are already too many…
Read More“There must be a better way.” That’s the motto Emmanuel Gobillot has adopted toward everything he does. As one of the world’s most popular speakers, consultants, and thought-leaders, he believes there is a better way to lead, relate to customers,…
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Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World Rachel Swaby B/D/W/Y: Broadway Books (2015) “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” Helen Keller Do you already know that, during the last 100 years or so, many of the most…
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The Management Century Stuart Crainer Jossey-Bass/Wiley Imprint (2000) A brilliant survey of cutting-edge business thinking in the 20th century Note: I reviewed this book when it was published in 2000 and recently re-read it in preparation to read and then…
Read MoreAward-winning marketing expert Linda J. Popky, the founder and president of Redwood Shores-based Leverage2Market Associates, transforms organizations through powerful marketing performance. Her clients range from small businesses and consultants to mid-sized companies and large Fortune 500 enterprises. She’s been involved…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Steve Lohr that appeared in The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images * *…
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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Schrage 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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