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Strength-Based Lean Six Sigma: A book review by Bob Morris

February 24, 2014

Strength-Based Lean Six Sigma: Building Positive and Engaging Business Improvement David Shaked KoganPage (2014) How and why one approach to Lean Six Sigma “is more natural to work with and more sustainable in the long run” Where to begin? David…

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Brian Eno on letting others “do politics” for us

February 24, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from Maria Popova’s online newsletter, Brain Pickings. To check out all the resources at her website, please click here. To learn more about this exceptional thought leader, please click here. Music pioneer Brian Eno, a…

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The Second Machine Age: A book review by Bob Morris

February 23, 2014

The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee W.W. Norton & Company (2014) “Technology is not destiny. We shape our destiny.” Opinions vary as to the timeframe of the…

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William Seidman: A second interview by Bob Morris

February 23, 2014

Dr. William (Bill) Seidman has worked as a manager or consultant with many large and small organizations including Hewlett-Packard, Jack in the Box, Intel, Tektronix, CVS Pharmacies, and Sears. As a recognized expert on leadership in high-performing organizations, he contributes…

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Four patterns of behavior that women at work need to understand

February 21, 2014

In What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know, Joan Williams and Rachel Dempsey focus on “four crisp patterns that provide the framework for this book”: o Prove-It-Again! is exactly what it sounds like: Women…

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Crossing the Chasm (Third Edition): A book review by Bob Morris

February 21, 2014

Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers Geoffrey A. Moore HarperBusiness/HarperCollins Imprint (2014) How and why each stakeholder in the given enterprise “must come to a common accord if the chasm can be safely…

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John W. Rogers Jr. (Chairman, CEO, and chief investment officer of Ariel Investments) in “The Corner Office”

February 21, 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 John W. Rogers Jr., chairman,…

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The Most Undervalued Leadership Traits of Women

February 20, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Glenn Llopis for Forbes in which he explains why it’s impossible to respect, value, and admire great leadership if you can’t identify what makes a leader great. Because of this, the identity…

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“Moore’s Law” and the Second Machine Age

February 20, 2014

In The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies, Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee explain that their book “is about the second machine age unfolding right now — an inflection point in the history…

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Shafqat Islam (C.E.O. of NewsCred) in “The Corner Office”

February 20, 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 Shafqat Islam, C.E.O. of NewsCred,…

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