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Finding the Next Steve Jobs: A book review by Bob Morris

April 9, 2013

Finding the Next Steve Jobs: How to Find, Hire, Keep and Nurture Creative Talent Nolan Bushnell with Gene Stone netminds (2013) Ignore the title and focus on the wealth of information, insights, and wisdom Bushnell provides Nolan Bushnell is a…

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4 Ways to Be a Leader Who Matters

April 9, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Les McKeown for Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about subscription discounts, please click here. Photo Credit: Thomas Barwick/Getty * * * Leaders who…

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Rain: A book review by Bob Morris

April 9, 2013

Rain: What a Paperboy Learned About Business Jeffrey J. Fox Jossey-Bass (2009) Note: I read and reviewed this book when it was published about four years ago and recently re-read it in combination with Secrets of Great Rainmakers as I now complete a revised marketing…

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The Psychology of the Creative Class: Not as Creative as You Think

April 8, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from a blog post by Richey Piiparinen. To check out all the resources at his website, learn more about his work, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. Lead photo: The vibe in…

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Own the Room: A book review by Bob Morris

April 8, 2013

Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins Harvard Business Review Press (2013) “Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.” Oscar Wilde In their Introduction, Any Jen Su and Muriel…

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How to “dance in the rain”

April 8, 2013

It happened at a New York Airport. This is hilarious. I wish I had the guts of this young woman. An award should go to the United Airlines gate agent in New York for being smart and funny, while making…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/1/13)

April 7, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win Steven Gary Blank Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You:…

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Lawrence Cunningham: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

April 7, 2013
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Francesca Zambello (Glimmerglass Festival and the Washington National Opera) in “The Corner Office”

April 7, 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 Francesca Zambello, general and artistic…

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Remembering Roger Ebert

April 6, 2013

I was born and raised in Chicago. For years, I delivered the Tribune in the morning and the Sun-Times after school. Roger Ebert reviewed films for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death earlier this week. He and James…

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