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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: 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 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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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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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 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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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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Essays in Biography Joseph Epstein Axios Press (2012) The more we learn about others, it seems, the better we understand ourselves…at least sometimes I have read most of Joseph Epstein’s 13 collections of essays dating back to Divorced in America:…
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Seeking the North Star: Selected Speeches John R. Silber David R. Godine, Publisher (2014) “Discontent combined with youthful idealism and energy for action ensures a brighter future.” John Silber This volume consists of 30 of John Silber’s speeches that he…
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Thomas Davenport on “Ten types of analytical innovation”
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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