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Lead at your best

April 14, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Joanna Barsh and Johanne Lavoie for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…

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Measuring and Improving Social Impacts: A book review by Bob Morris

April 14, 2014

Measuring and Improving Social Impacts: A Guide for Nonprofits, Companies, and Impact Investors Marc J. Epstein and Kristi Yuthas Berrett-Koehlker Publishers, Inc. (2014) How any organization (whatever its size and nature may be) can substantially increase and improve its positive…

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Jason Fried on “Why work doesn’t happen at work”

April 14, 2014

Richard Saul Wurman created the TED conference in 1984 as a onetime event. (As you may already know, TED refers to Technology, Education, and Design.) It became a four-day conference six years later. Chris Anderson purchased TED in 2001. Until…

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Dan Roam on how to solve problems using simple pictures

April 13, 2014

In my opinion, Dan Roam is among the most innovative business thinkers now publishing books and articles that can help almost anyone think more clearly, make better decisions, and communicate with greater impact. His previously published works offer abundant evidence…

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Left Brain vs Right Brain: Understanding the Myth of Left Brain and Right Brain Dominance

April 13, 2014

Left Brain vs Right Brain: Understanding the Myth of Left Brain and Right Brain Dominance   Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Kendra Cherry for About.com. She suggests that, given the popularity of the idea of “right…

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Kim Bowers (chief executive of CST Brands) in “The Corner Office”

April 12, 2014

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 Kim Bowers, chief executive of…

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Elevate: A book review by Bob Morris

April 12, 2014

Elevate: The Three Disciplines of Advanced Strategic Thinking Rich Horwath Wiley (2014) How and why to elevate your business thinking to gain more and better perspectives…and help others to do so In a previously published book, Deep Dive: The Proven…

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Five Ways to Get More From High Potentials

April 11, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Eugene Burke for Talent Management magazine. He explains why, despite growth in high potential programs, turnover among them remains high. He suggests several steps to develop a better program for high…

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Kai Hammerich: An interview by Bob Morris

April 11, 2014

Based in London, Kai Hammerich heads the European Leadership & Succession Practice for Russell Reynolds Associates. He has conducted numerous chairman, board, CEO and c-suite assignments for major Nordic, European and global technology clients as well as for some the largest Nordic…

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