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The Connected Leader: A book review by Bob Morris

March 22, 2015

The Connected Leader: Creating Agile Organizations for People Performance and Profit Emmanuel Gobillot KoganPage (2006) How and why, without agile and resilient leadership, no organization can thrive or even survive in today’s global marketplace Emmanuel Gobillot invites his readers to…

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“It Don’t Cost Nuthin’ to be Nice” Paul (Bear) Bryant

March 21, 2015

Here is a reprise of a blog post that offers several valuable reminders now when civility remains an endangered species in our society. The way I heard it, Coach Bryant told the following story at a Touchdown Club meeting many…

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The Brain’s Way of Healing: A book review by Bob Morris

March 21, 2015

The Brain’s Way of Healing: Stories of Remarkable Recoveries and Discoveries Norman Doidge, M.D. Viking Press (2015) How to strengthen our neuroplastic abilities so that our mind “can direct its own unique restorative process of growth.” I am not a…

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Instead of Networking, Try Building Relationships

March 21, 2015

Here is a brief article by Orion Jones for bigthink.com, a website that offers an abundant variety of information, insights, and counsel in videos, articles, playlists as well as material from experts and a special “Edge” section. I urge you…

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The Power and Value of a “Mind Opening Team”

March 20, 2015

In the final chapter of his latest book, The High-Speed Company, written with Larry Haughton, Jason Jennings cites a conversation in one of Kurt Vonnegut’s novels, Bluebeard, when the painter Rabo Kazrabekian listens to his neighbor, Paul Slazinger, who tells…

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Taking the Stage: A book review by Bob Morris

March 20, 2015

Taking the Stage: How Women Can Speak Up, Stand Out, and Succeed Judith Humphrey Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand (2015)   How almost anyone “can find their own strong voice, seize new opportunities to lead, and advance their career”   The title…

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Why Past Successes Can Be a Decision-Making Trap

March 20, 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. One of the most common habits that leads to terrible decisions is remaining…

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How to Ask Team Newcomers to Tackle Tough Problems

March 19, 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. * * * It’s easy to think of newcomers as burdens: they need…

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The Membership Economy: A book review by Bob Morris

March 19, 2015

The Membership Economy: Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue Robbie Kellman Baxter McGraw-Hill (2015) How to create a community of “customer evangelists” who thrive in the Membership Economy The term “customer evangelist” was introduced…

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The Cost of Paying Attention

March 19, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Matthew B. Crawford for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * A few years ago, in…

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