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Among the best TV commercials ever

March 3, 2014

Long ago, I realized that TV commercials really are an art form. Here are two of my favorites: First. one that touches the heart. Now one that stimulates the mind. Also, TV commercials can dramatize a valuable insight. For example:…

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Tim Brown on “Why Daydreamers Will Save the World”

March 3, 2014

Here is a brief article featured by LinkedIn Pulse in which Tim Brown shares his thoughts about the value of unstructured thinking that W.H. Auden once described this way: “A daydream is a meal at which images are eaten. Some…

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Relevance: A book review by Bob Morris

March 3, 2014

Relevance: The Power to Change Minds and Behavior and Stay Ahead of the Competition Andrea Coville with Paul B. Brown Bibliomotion (2014) How to forge a lasting bond with the people you need to influence to create and sustain a…

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Beth Comstock’s Best Advice: What I Learned From Jack Welch Hanging Up on Me

March 3, 2014

This post by Beth Comstock is part of a series in which LinkedIn Influencers share the best advice they’ve ever received. In this case, advice from another LinkedIn Influencer, Jack Welch. Read all the posts in the series by clicking…

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Sims Wyeth: “The Best Public Speakers Are Exceptional Listeners”

March 2, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Sims Wyeth for Inc. magazine. To read the complete article and c heck out others, please click here. Image: MJOY.ES/FLICKR * * * Knowing when not to speak is one of…

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The strength of “weak signals”

March 2, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Martin Harrysson, Estelle Métayer, and Hugo Sarrazin for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. As they explain, snippets of information, often hidden in social-media streams, offer companies a…

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Brené Brown on “The power of vulnerability”

March 1, 2014

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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Travis Bradberry on “How Successful People Stay Calm”

March 1, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Travis Bradberry for Forbes magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * The ability to manage your emotions and remain…

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David Rosenblatt (chief executive of 1stdibs) in “The Corner Office”

March 1, 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 David Rosenblatt, chief executive of…

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Patricia Nolan-Brown: An interview by Bob Morris

February 28, 2014

Patricia Nolan-Brown has been inventing and marketing problem-solving products for more than 22 years. She is the author of Idea to Invention: What You Need to Know to Cash in Your Inspiration (AMACOM, January 2014.) She also teaches an online…

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