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Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer

October 18, 2013

Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus Michael A. Roberto FT Press/Pearson (2013) One of the most important attributes of a great leader This is the second edition of a book first published…

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Creative Confidence: A book review by Bob Morris

October 17, 2013

Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All Tom Kelley and David Kelley Crown Business/Random House (2013) How almost anyone can develop a creative, human-centered mindset and help achieve breakthrough innovations I have read Tom Kelley’s books and am…

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October 17, 2013

I am deeply grateful to Marty Neumeier for sharing the Metaskills Quiz 2.0, developed by the Liquid Brand Agency with which Marty is associated as its Director of Transformation. Here is Marty’s introduction, followed by a link. * * *…

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The Heart of Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

October 17, 2013

The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow Mark Miller Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2013) How healthy is the cardiovascular system of your organization’s workforce? Those who have read one of more of Mark Miller’s previously published books already…

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“Whatever you’re doing, if it’s work, stop and do something else.” Ray Bradbury

October 17, 2013

Though not technically a commencement speech, this remarkable keynote address by Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) at The Sixth Annual Writer’s Symposium by the Sea is brimming with the kind of invaluable wisdom you wish someone had pinned to your mind in…

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The Good Struggle: A book review by Bob Morris

October 16, 2013

The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World Joseph L. Badaracco Harvard Business Review Press (2013) A brilliant response to the “enduring questions of responsible leadership” in the market-driven world in which we live and work Many years ago,…

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Jeff Fluhr (chief executive of Spreecast) in “The Corner Office”

October 16, 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 Jeff Fluhr, chief executive of…

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Brain Food Nuggets (11-20)

October 16, 2013

Another buffet awaits: o “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou o “Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to…

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Gijs van Wulfen: An interview by Bob Morris

October 15, 2013

Gijs van Wulfen (1960) studied business economics. He worked as a marketer in the fast moving consumer goods sector and switched to consulting at Ernst & Young Consulting and Boer & Croon Strategy & Management Group. At the end of…

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New York Times Readers’ Advice for Young Women in the Workplace

October 15, 2013

In Adam Bryant’s special installment of Corner Office on women and leadership, four executives, ranging from the president of a beauty products company to the general counsel at Pfizer, discussed their success in business as a woman. Meanwhile, The Times…

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