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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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From Exponential Technologies to Exponential Innovation

October 15, 2013

Here is an introduction to Report 2 in the 2013 Shift Index series, published by Deloitte University Press. Its co-authors are John Hagel III, John Seely Brown (JSB), Tamara Samoylova, & Michael Lui. To learn more, please click here. *…

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Rotman on Design: A book review by Bob Morris

October 15, 2013

Rotman on Design: The Best on Design Thinking from Rotman Magazine Roger Martin and Karen Christensen, Co-Editors University of Toronto Press (2013) The best on design thinking from Rotman Magazine: An abundance of valuable insights Brilliantly co-edited by Roger Martin…

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You Can Win Without Differentiation

October 14, 2013

Here is a recent post by Freek Vermeulen for the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * *…

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