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Brain Food Nuggets (71-80)

February 10, 2014

The buffet awaits: o “The difference between successful and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” Warren Buffet o “It has become almost a cliché to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature,…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Rules of Genius, # 1: Break the Rules “

February 9, 2014

Marty Neumeier is the Director of Transformation for the Liquid Agency as well as author of several bestselling books in which he explains how almost anyone in almost any organization can help to achieve breakthroughs in creativity and innovation. He…

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Alexandra Samuel on “Listening to Your Customers When Your Customers Disagree”

February 9, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alexandra Samuel for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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Roger Martin on “Strategy in a World of Constant Change”

February 8, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Roger Martin for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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Hacking Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

February 8, 2014

Hacking Leadership: The 11 Gaps Every Business Needs to Close and the Secrets to Closing Them Quickly Mike Myatt John Wiley & Sons (2014) “Put simply, the greatest testimony to the power of real leadership is what happens in its…

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Jody Greenstone Miller (co-founder and C.E.O. of the Business Talent Group) in “The Corner Office”

February 8, 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 Christy Wyatt, the chief executive…

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Rashik Parmar, Ian Mackenzie, David Cohn, and David Gann on “The New Patterns of Innovation”

February 7, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rashik Parmar, Ian Mackenzie, David Cohn, and David Gann for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and…

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What Great Brands Do: A book review by Bob Morris

February 7, 2014

What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest Denise Lee Yohn Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2014) How and why your brand “is the experience that is actually delivered and communicated through everything you do”…

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Scott Anthony on “Eight Essential Questions for Every Corporate Innovator”

February 7, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott Anthony for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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“There is not all that much new in the best [business] books.”

February 6, 2014

In a recent post for the First Friday Book Synopsis website, Randy Mayeux observes: “I’ve read business books for decades, and presented synopses of many of them for nearly 16 full years. You know what? There is not all that…

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