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Words of Wisdom: 8 Famous Quotes to Help You Embrace Fear and Achieve Success

September 3, 2013

Here is a brief article by Anthony Scaramucci for LinkedIn. It offers a most welcome addition to the collections many of us have. * * * When offering career advice to young professionals and entrepreneurs, the two things that always…

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The Power of Human Energy: Angela Ahrendts at TEDx Hollywood

September 2, 2013

In her TEDx presentation, Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts talks about the positive and transformative power of human energy. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a library of talks, filmed at independently organized TEDx events. With 30,000+ videos…

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French Polymath Henri Poincaré on How Creativity Works

September 2, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Maria Popova in which she shares Poincaré’s thoughts on how to spark the “sudden illumination” of creative genius. To read the complete article and check out others at her website, Brain…

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Dan Pontefract: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

September 2, 2013

Dan Pontefract is the author of Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization. He also holds the role of Head of Learning & Collaboration at TELUS where he is responsible for the overarching leadership development, learning and collaboration strategy…

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(Forget a Mentor) Find a Sponsor: A book review by Bob Morris

September 1, 2013

(Forget a Mentor) Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career Sylvia Ann Hewlett Harvard Business Review Press (2013) How and why mentors help prepare for opportunities but sponsors create privileged access to them; both are invaluable. The…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 8/26/13)

September 1, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS (Forget a Mentor) Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career Sylvia Ann Hewlett Leading the Starbucks Way: 5…

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Labor Day: A Briefing

August 31, 2013

Before I began some research on the subject, I did not know that, until Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, laborers who chose to participate in parades to celebrate anything had to forfeit a day’s wages. I am grateful…

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Don’t Listen to Customers — Observe Them

August 31, 2013

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Every business wants to know what influences their customers. So,…

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Jason Averbook on “Big Data: HR’s Chance to Matter”

August 31, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jason Averbook for Talent Management magazine. I share his concern that, more often than not, the data HR brings to the table is in the language of HR, not business. To…

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Leading the Starbucks Way: A book review by Bob Morris

August 30, 2013

Leading the Starbucks Way: 5 Principles for Connecting with Your Customers, Your Products and Your People Joseph A. Michelli McGraw-Hill (2013) How one coffee shop in Seattle became 20,891 in 62 countries This is the second book in which Joseph…

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