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What you may not already know about the Holocaust

April 18, 2023

The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million European Jews by the Nazi German regime and its allies and collaborators. The Holocaust was an evolving process that took place throughout Europe between 1933 and 1945. Every…

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7 Facts You May Not Know About Walt Disney

April 18, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from an article about Walt Disney, written by  Elizabeth Nix and featured at the A&E Network’s HISTORY website. Here are the first three of seven facts about Disney that you may not already know. To read…

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The Leadership Odyssey

April 18, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Herminia Ibarra, Claudius A. Hildebrand, and Sabine Vinck for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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Susan Cain on the power of introverts

April 17, 2023

“The Power of Introverts” is among the most popular of all TED programs. Thus far, it has been viewed 26,291,847 times and I highly recommend it to you. In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all…

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The Burnout Epidemic : A book review by Bob Morris

April 17, 2023

The Burnout Epidemic: The Rise of Chronic Stress and How to Fix It Jennifer Moss Harvard Business Review Press (September 2021) Healthy workplace cultures should resemble gardens, not pressure cookers  In her Introduction, Jennifer Moss refers to the earliest recorded…

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The Anxious Achiever: A book review by Bob Morris

April 16, 2023

The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower Morra Aarons-Mele Harvard Business Review Press (April 2023) A brilliant analysis of how to convert anxiety into a source of positive, creative power As I began to read this…

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Organizing for the age of urgency

April 15, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Aaron De Smet and Chris Gagnon for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email…

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Allen P. Adamson on “Seeing the How”

April 14, 2023

Allen Adamson‘s latest book, See the How: Transforming What People Do, Not Buy, to Gain Market Advantage, will be published by Matt Holt Books/An Imprint of Ben Bella Books on May 2, 2023. Here’s a sneak preview of the thrust…

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Mickey-Mouse Maker: Walt Disney at thirty

April 14, 2023

Here is another”classic” article that appeared in The New Yorker, written by Gilbert Seldes and featured in the December 19, 1931, issue. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Photograph from…

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Algorithmic Management: The Role of AI in Managing Workforces

April 14, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Mohammad Hossein Jarrahi, Mareike Möhlmann, and Min Kyung Lee for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * *…

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