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How Firms Fall Short on Career Management

October 22, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Frank Kalman for Talent Management magazine. He explains how, though career advancement and development plans are an important component for attracting talent, many firms fall short when it comes to executing…

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Harley-Davidson CEO: Getting Up to Speed

October 22, 2013

How do executives stay organized? What are their management strategies? And what do they do for fun? Executive Suite seeks answers to the behind-the-scenes questions. Here is an excerpt from an interview of Keith Wendell, CEO of Harley-Davidson since 2009,…

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George Anders on why great talent “isn’t hard to find if you know how [and where] to look”

October 22, 2013

As George Anders explains in the Introduction to his brilliant book, The Rare Find, he spent two and a half years conducting research to determine the answer to this question: “How and where to find great talent?” He focused on…

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Avoiding the quicksand: Ten techniques for more agile corporate resource allocation

October 21, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Michael Birshan, Marja Engel, and Olivier Sibony for the McKinsey Quarterly published by McKinsey & Company. As they explain, these tested ideas can help organizations overcome inertia and implement their…

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Unlimited Sales Success: A book review by Bob Morris

October 21, 2013

Unlimited Sales Success: 12 Simple Steps for Selling More Than You Ever Thought Possible Brian Tracy and Michael Tracy AMACOM (2013) Ignore the title and subtitle and focus instead on how this book could perhaps help you achieve your goals…

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Can Angela and Tim Create Apple 3.0 — Or Not?

October 21, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Steve Lappin on LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here.   * * * Since the sad passing of the visionary Steve Jobs, Apple seems…

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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on Flow, “the secret to happiness”

October 20, 2013

I cannot recall a prior time when there was greater interest in the subject of happiness. Hundreds of books and articles have already been published this year and presumably there will be many more by year’s end. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi [pronounced “Mee-hy…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 10/14/13)

October 20, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Lessons from the Sandbox: Rediscovering the Keys to Business Success Alan Gregerman Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer:…

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Lessons from the Sandbox: A book review by Bob Morris

October 19, 2013

Lessons from the Sandbox: Rediscovering the Keys to Business Success Alan Gregerman Contemporary Books (2000) “I have spent my adult life trying to see the world again as I once did as a child.” Pablo Picasso Alan Gregerman’s core thesis…

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The Secrets of Bezos: How Amazon Became the Everything Store

October 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Brad Stone for Bloomberg Businessweek. He spoke to hundreds of current and former employees, as well as friends and family of founder Jeff Bezos, to discover the poignant story of…

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