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Follow the Leader: A book review by Bob Morris

September 18, 2013

Follow the Leader: The One Thing Great Leaders Have that Great Followers Want Emmanuel Gobillot Kogan Page (2013) Charisma can attract but cannot alone sustain great followership. This book’s subtitle caught my eye: “The one thing great leaders have that…

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Lisa Bodell on “The Most Lethal Culture Killers”

September 17, 2013

In her recently published book, Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution (Bibliomotion 2013), Lisa Bodell suggests there are three kinds of culture: robust (“zombie-free”), negative, and complacent. She also identifies five especially lethal “culture killers”:…

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Promote Yourself: A book review by Bob Morris

September 17, 2013

Promote Yourself: The new rules for building an outstanding career Dan Schawbel St. Martin’s Griffin (2013) Here’s a book for those who have no clear career roadmap and are willing to invest time and effort to advance their Why did…

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Education for everyone: An interview with Sal Khan

September 17, 2013

Here is a portion of the transcript of an interview of Sal Khan, featured online among McKinsey & Company’s Insights & Publications. To watch the video, read the complete transcript, download it (PDF), check out other resources, earn more about…

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Daniel Lubetzky (the chief executive of Kind Snacks) in “The Corner Office”

September 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 Daniel Lubetzky, chief executive of…

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Rita Hayworth is still “Staying Alive”

September 16, 2013

According to the IMDb mini-biography provided by Rod Crawford: “Spanish dancer Eduardo Cansino’s daughter Margarita trained as a dancer from early childhood. At age 12, mature-looking Rita joined Eduardo’s stage act, in which she was spotted three years later by…

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What the Plus!: A book review by Bob Morris

September 16, 2013

What the Plus! Guy Kawasaki McGraw-Hill (2013) If Google+ is right for you, here’s what you need to know to take full advantages of what it offers. The abundance of information, insights, and counsel that Kawasaki provides is well-worth knowing…

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George Washington on 110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation

September 16, 2013

Here is an excerpt from one of the articles featured by Foundations (online) magazine, published by M2 Communications. To check out all the resources and learn more about the Foundation, please click here. * * * By age sixteen, Washington…

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Measuring the full impact of digital capital

September 15, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Jacques Bughin and James Manyika and featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, they explain why, although largely uncounted, intangible digital assets may hold an…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 9/9/13)

September 15, 2013

  I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you:   BOOK REVIEWS Word of Mouse: 101+ Trends in How We Buy, Sell, Live, Learn, Work, and Play Marc Ostrofsky The Necessity…

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