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The Balanced Scorecard: A book review by Bob Morris

January 21, 2013

The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton Harvard Business Review Press (1996) How do you know of your organization is improving, deteriorating, or stagnant? Note: Do not be deterred by the publication date…

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A Technique for Producing Ideas: A book review by Bob Morris

January 20, 2013

A Technique for Producing Ideas: The Simple, Five-Step Formula Anyone Can Use to Be More Creative in Business and in Life! James Webb Young Waking Lion Press (2009) More, much more than a technique This booklet (28 pages) was originally…

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Kon Leong (ZL Technologies) in “The Corner Office”

January 19, 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 Kon Leong, co-founder, president and…

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Rich Horwath: A second interview by Bob Morris

January 19, 2013

Rich Horwath helps people live strategically — to get more out of their business and more out of their lives. He is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best selling author on strategy. As the CEO of the…

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HBR Guide to Better Business Writing

January 19, 2013

HBR Guide to Better Business Writing Bryan A. Garner Harvard Business Review Pfress (2012) “I’m writing a book. I’ve got the page numbers done.” Steven Wright This is one of the first volumes in a new series of anthologies of…

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Stan Goldberg on “The 10 Rules of Change”

January 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Stan Goldberg for Psychology Today magazine. He acknowledges that change isn’t easy, but is convinced that it is almost always possible. He suggests ten rules that, if followed diligently, can…

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Don’t Sacrifice Long-Term Growth Just to Hit Your Forecast

January 18, 2013

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * When you realize the forecasts you set for the quarter…

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Know What You Don’t Know: A book review by Bob Morris

January 18, 2013

Know What You Don’t Know: How Great Leaders Prevent Problems Before They Happen Michael Roberto Pearson Prentice Hall (2009) “It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It’s that they can’t see the problem.” Michael Roberto cites this especially relevant…

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Five Keys to Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence

January 17, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Preston Ni for Psychology Today magazine. He notes that at least 90% of peak performers possess high emotional intelligence (EQ or EI). To read the complete article, check out other…

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Winning with Transglobal Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

January 17, 2013

Winning with Transglobal Leadership: How to Find and Develop Top Global Talent to Build World-Class Organizations Linda Sharkey, Nazneen Razi, Robert Cooke, and Peter Barge McGraw-Hill (2012) A brilliant examination of the critical leadership dimensions for business success in an…

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