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Kate Everson on “How to Use Design Thinking to Develop Better Leaders”

September 6, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kate Everson for Talent Management magazine. Saying, “here’s what we have” rather than “here’s what we need to fix” could be the key to better leadership and higher performance. This story…

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Josh Linkner on “Extend Trust to Earn Trust”

September 5, 2014

Here is an especially interesting blog post by Josh Linkner. Hopefully you have read both or at least one of his two bestsellers, Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity (2011) and The Road to Reinvention: How to…

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Susana Rinderle on “Why Treating Others With Respect and Dignity Doesn’t Work”

September 5, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Susana Rinderle for Talent Management magazine. When giving feedback, follow the Platinum Rule: do unto others as they would have done unto them. To read the complete article, check out all…

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Michael Jordan: A book review by Bob Morris

September 5, 2014

Michael Jordan: A Life Roland Lazenby Little, Brown and Company (2014) A multi-dimensional examination of an exceptionally competitive person, both in sports and in business This is an immensely interesting biography of someone born in 1963 who, at least so…

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The Stylish Steven Pinker

September 4, 2014

I have just read and will soon review Steven Pinker’s latest book, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century, published by Viking/The Penguin Group (September 2014). Steven offers three reasons why, in communications…

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Promote Yourself: A book review by Bob Morris

September 4, 2014

Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success Dan Schawbel St. Martin’s Griffin (2014) “Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.” Oscar Wilde This is an expanded and updated edition of a book first published a year ago. I agree with…

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Why organizations should build a culture of listening

September 4, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Aparna M. for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * The need to be heard is a basic human need. Listening is…

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The Five Secrets of Great Speechwriting

September 3, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Nick Morgan for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete artricle and check out others, please click here. * * * David McCloud, the Chief of Staff of the Governor of Virginia, taught…

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The Explorer Gene: A book review by Bob Morris

September 3, 2014

The Explorer Gene: How Three Generations of One Family Went Higher, Deeper and Further Than Anyone Before Tom Cheshire Marble Arch Press (2013) How and why “we can all learn something of the Piccards’ spirit and passion for discovery ourselves”…

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6 Ways to Prove You’re a Genuine Superstar at Work

September 3, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeff Haden for LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. Photo: flickr user Jason Csizmadi * * * Remarkable employees (here’s a link to how…

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