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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Aaron De Smet, Bill Schaninger, and Matthew Smith for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They cite new research suggesting that the performance payoff from organizational health is…
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In Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together, Pamela Slim explains how to develop what she characterizes as a “mastery mind-set,” she observes: “When you focus on mastering your chosen craft, many opportunities open up for…
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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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Here is a portion of an interview of Henry Evans and Colm Foster, co-authors of Step Up: Lead in Six Moments that Matter, published by Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand (April 2014). It is featured at their Amazon page. What is a…
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In January of 1967, three astronauts — Virgil I. (“Gus”) Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee — were incinerated on the ground while conducting some pre-launch tests for what was to have been Apollo 1. In Innovation…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Sarah Yager for The Atlantic. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration: Rami Niemi * * * Can a person be…
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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 Perry Evans, chief executive of…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman for The Atlanic. In it, they review evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men—and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence.…
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Power Cues: The Subtle Science of Leading Groups, Persuading Others, and Maximizing Your Personal Impact Nick Morgan Harvard Business Review Press (2014) A rigorous and comprehensive exploration of where and what determine the value of interactions [comma] for better or…
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Amanda Burden on “How public spaces make cities work”
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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