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Doug Conant: Why These Are My Favorite Leadership Books

December 11, 2013

Thinking about giving books as holiday gifts? Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Doug Conant for LinkedIn during which he discusses seven of his favorite books about leadership. To read the complete article and check out others,…

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Andrew Sobel on “How to create a great client experience”

December 11, 2013

For the guests of his hotels, César Ritz focused on consistently providing superior service that he characterized as “invisible.” According to Andrew Sobel, there are five dimensions to a great client experience. Here is a brief excerpt from his monthly…

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Brian Halligan (chief executive of HubSpot) in “The Corner Office”

December 10, 2013

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 Brian Halligan, the chief executive…

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Naked Launch

December 10, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an outstanding article written by Nathan Heller for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *     *     * One Tuesday in January, 2007,…

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How to Grow a Great Company: 4 Tips on Hiring

December 10, 2013

Special thanks to Red Caffeine Marketing for the design of this infographic. * * * I have posted information previously about a very important organization, the Inc. Small Giants Community and its Center for Values Driven Leadership. “How to Develop…

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When Ads Look Like Content: FTC Examines Issues Around “Sponsored Content”

December 9, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article by William Launder for The Wall Street Journal in which he examines a recent and rapidly developing opportunity to combine knowledge leadership with digital marketing. To read the complete article, check out others,…

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Mobilizing your C-suite for big-data analytics

December 9, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Brad Brown, David Court, and Paul Willmott for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, they explain how leadership-capacity constraints are undermining many companies’ efforts. New management…

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Happiness: A book review by Bob Morris

December 9, 2013

Happiness: A New Perspective James Hadley Glenmore Publications (2013) A sound and sensible discussion of happiness on the other side of complexity Totaling 73 pages plus notes, this is a booklet rather than a book, one in which James Hadley…

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Jennifer Dulski (president and chief operating officer of Change.org) in “The Corner Office”

December 8, 2013

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 Jennifer Dulski who is president…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 12/2/13)

December 8, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind Jocelyn Glei, Editor Innovating Analytics: Word of…

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