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Chris Anderson shares his tips for giving a “killer presentation”

August 26, 2014

Watching curator Chris Anderson in speaker rehearsals before a TED conference feels like witnessing the zen of a longtime coach who knows his sport both inside out and backwards. Whenever a trial run of a talk feels just a little…

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Platforms Are Not Created Equal: Harnessing the Full Potential of Platforms

August 26, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by John Hagel for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * Platforms are becoming increasingly central to business value creation. Yet, not…

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Why We Make Things and Why it Matters: A book review by Bob Morris

August 25, 2014

Why We Make Things and Why it Matters: The Education of a Craftsman Peter Korn David R. Godine, Publisher (2014) How and why the creative effort “is a process of challenging embedded narratives in order to….” Peter Korn poses an…

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The Myth of Mirror Neurons: A book review by Bob Morris

August 25, 2014

The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscience of Communication and Cognition Grgegory Hickok W.W. Norton & Company (2014) How the latest research in neuroscience can help almost anyone think and communicate much more effectively I begin with an unconventional…

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John F. Dini: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

August 25, 2014

John F. Dini is a consultant and coach to hundreds of business owners, CEOs and Presidents of companies with over 11,000 hours of delivering face-to-face, personal advice to entrepreneurs through The Alternative Board®. Dini is the author of three books…

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Thomas Davenport on “Ten types of analytical innovation”

August 25, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Tom Davenport for Deloitte University Press. In it, he explains why and how ten types of innovation can be driven, supported, or measured with analytics. If you’re not using analytics for…

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Using Predictive Analytics to Improve Hire Quality

August 24, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ranjan Dutta for Talent Management magazine. As he explains, with the economy on an upswing and voluntary turnover increasing as a result, quality hiring is under the spotlight. Predictive analytics can…

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Talent development: A key to attracting and retaining highly skilled people in your industry

August 24, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by John Hagel for Deloitte University Press. In it, he explains why management needs a more effective way to attract and retain talent by creating an environment within which talented people are…

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Classics for Pleasure: A book review by Bob Morris

August 23, 2014

Classics for Pleasure Michael Dirda A Harvest Book/Hartcourt, Inc. (2007) “Michael Dirda is the best-read person in America. But he doesn’t rub it in.” Michael Kinsley I agree with Kinsley, presuming to suggest that the same can be said of…

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Carmine Gallo on Talking Like TED: A third interview by Bob Morris

August 23, 2014

A global best-selling author, Carmine Gallo is also a former reporter and anchor for CNN and CBS. He has sat down with many of the most dynamic and respected business leaders of our time. In these interviews, Carmine gained insight…

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