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3 tips for TED speakers (and other talkers)

November 25, 2013

Here is a brief article by Daniel Pink for LinkedIn PULSE: The news and insights you need to know in which he offers some observations about TED an then some advice to those who aspire to present a TED program.…

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John Baldoni: A third interview by Bob Morris

November 24, 2013

John Baldoni serves as the chair of the leadership development practice at N2growth. He is an internationally-recognized leadership educator, executive coach, speaker, and author. He has authored twelve books on leadership, with three of those books, Lead With Purpose (2011),…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 11/18/13)

November 24, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Leader’s Guide to Speaking with Presence: How to Project Confidence, Conviction, and Authority John Baldoni Surrounded by Geniuses: Unlocking the…

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The Leader’s Guide to Speaking with Presence: A book review by Bob Morris

November 23, 2013

The Leader’s Guide to Speaking with Presence: How to Project Confidence, Conviction, and Authority John Baldoni AMACOM (2013)A primer that offers basic, invaluable advice Many of John Baldoni’s key points provided in this booklet were discussed in his previously published…

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A Q&A with “The Father of the Lean Startup Movement”

November 23, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article by John A. Byrne for LinkedIn Pulse during which Steve Blank responds to Qs posed by Lauren Everitt. To read the complete Q&A and check out other articles, please click here. * *…

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Surrounded by Geniuses: A book review by Bob Morris

November 22, 2013

Surrounded by Geniuses: Unlocking the Brilliance in Yourself, Your Colleagues, and Your Organization Alan S. Gregermnan Sourcebooks (2010) How and why winning in today’s competitive markets requires unlocking genius within us and in the world around us I deeply appreciated…

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Bernard J. Tyson (chief executive of Kaiser Permanente) in “The Corner Office”

November 22, 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 Bernard J. Tyson, the chief executive…

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50 Years After Assassination, Kennedy Books Offer New Analysis

November 22, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Lynn Neary for National Public Radio. It is accompanied by a recording of the story from “All Things Considered” and a downloadable transcript. To read the complete article, check out…

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Toni Bernhard asks, “What Type of Thinker Are You?

November 21, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an excellent article by Toni Bernhard for Psychology Today in which she explains how and why, when we get stuck in convergent thinking, we miss possibilities open to us. To read the complete article,…

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Brain Food Nuggets (41-50)

November 21, 2013

The buffet awaits: o “The chief danger in life is that you take too many precautions.” Alfred Adler o “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” Aristotle o “Success is…

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