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Marcus Ryu (Guidewire Software) in “The Corner Office”

April 14, 2013

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 Marcus Ryu, the C.E.O. of…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/8/13)

April 14, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet Ramez Naam World Changers: 25 Entrepreneurs Who Changed Business as…

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Any Grizzlies in your office?

April 13, 2013

Here’s an excerpt from a recent post by Emily Bennington at her website. She is the co-author of Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job with Skip Lineberg and, more recently,…

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Alessandro Di Fiore on “Getting Crazy Ideas Off the Ground”

April 13, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Alessandro Di Fiore 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 email…

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World Changers: A book review by Bob Morris

April 13, 2013

World Changers: 25 Entrepreneurs Who Changed Business as We Knew It John A. Byrne Portfolio/Penguin Group (2011) Exemplars of an opportunistic mindset and acceptance of risk and potential failure, as well as independence and control John A. Byrne is chairman…

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The Art and Science of Delivery: In honor of the 10th anniversary of the Skoll World Forum

April 12, 2013

McKinsey & Company has just made available to the general public Volume 5 of its Voices on Society series in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Skoll World Forum. Here is the first of four clusters of cutting-edge articles:…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads On Communication: A book review by Bob Morris

April 12, 2013

HBR’s 10 Must Reads On Communication Editors of Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review Press (2013) Ten experts explain how to communicate clearly and persuasively, especially in stressful situations This is one in a series of volumes that anthologizes what…

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Karen Wright: An interview by Bob Morris

April 11, 2013

Karen Wright is an executive coach, author, speaker and consultant.  She has an MBA in Marketing from the Ivey Business School and an undergraduate degree in Economics from Western University.  She graduated from the world’s leading coach training organization, was one of the inaugural students in its affiliated…

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StoryBranding: A book review by Bob Morris

April 11, 2013

StoryBranding: Creating Stand-Out Brands Through The Power of Story Jim Signorelli Greenleaf Book Group Press (2013) A sound introduction to storytelling fundamentals that can help to create or increase demand for whatever you offer for sale Thanks to Stephen Denning,…

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George Kohlrieser: An interview by Bob Morris

April 11, 2013

George Kohlrieser is an organizational and clinical psychologist. He is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour at IMD and consultant to several global companies including Accenture, Alcan, Amer Sports, Barclays Global Investors, Cisco, Coca-Cola, HP, IBM, IFC, Morgan Stanley, Motorola,…

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