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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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Dan Schawbel on “The New Workplace and Its New Rules”

September 14, 2013

In his book, Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success, published by St. Martin’s Press (September 2013), Dan Schawbel provides a wealth of information, insights, and counsel for those who have no clear career roadmap and are willing to…

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How to make a city great

September 14, 2013

By 2030, 60 percent of the world’s population will live in cities. That could mean great things for economic growth — if the cities handle their expansion wisely. Here is an introduction to resources provided by McKinsey & Company that…

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Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble on “Innovation Execution: Fundamental Core Principles”

September 13, 2013

In their latest collaboration, Beyond the Idea, Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble, explain how to execute innovation in any organization. As they explain, “The most important message in Beyond the Idea is very simple: innovation execution is its own unique…

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Malcolm Gladwell on “Complexity and the Ten-Thousand-Hour Rule”

September 13, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Malcolm Gladwell for The New Yorker (August 21, 2013) in which Gladwell makes a vigorous effort to clarify issues that always result from careless reading and simplistic thinking. To read…

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Word of Mouse: A book review by Bob Morris

September 13, 2013

Word of Mouse: 101+ Trends in How We Buy, Sell, Live, Learn, Work, and Play Marc Ostrofsky Simon & Schuster (2013) “The new rule in business: Money doesn’t grow on trees; it grows in databases!” The title of my review…

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