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Raul Candeloro’s Interview of Jamie Gerdsen

September 7, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Glenn Burr during which he shares Raul Candeloro’s interview of Jamie Gerdsen, author of Squirrels, Boats and Thoroughbreds, published by River Grove Books (June 2013. Candeloro is the Executive Director of…

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Why you need to know about Edge.org

September 7, 2013

There are dozens of reasons why you need to know about Edge.org. Here are three: 1. I know of no other single online resource that offers more content of superior quality and greater intellectual value than does Edge.org. 2. Its associates are among the…

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Thomas M. Sterner, Part 1: An interview by Bob Morris

September 6, 2013

Thomas M. Sterner has studied Eastern and Western philosophy and modern sports psychology and trained as a jazz pianist. For more than twenty-five years, he served as the chief concert piano technician for a major performing arts center. He prepared…

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Hemingway, Thoreau, Jefferson and the Virtues of a Good Long Walk

September 6, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Arianna Huffington for LinkedIn. She reminds me again of countless times in years past when I took long walks in the woods of New England (especially when foliage was in full…

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The Tools: A book review by Bob Morris

September 6, 2013

The Tools: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity Phil Stutz and Barry Michels Spiegel & Grau/Random House (2012) How a transformation of negatives into positives can help people to achieve personal growth and professional development This book has…

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Understanding Employee Turnover Key to Staying Ahead: Why Turnover Begins With Hiring

September 6, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Cliff Stevenson for Talent Management magazine. As he observes, “Turnover is one of those things leaders pay attention to when it goes bad. They don’t usually think of good turnover, although…

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Squirrels, Boats and Thoroughbreds: A book review by Bob Morris

September 5, 2013

Squirrels, Boats and Thoroughbreds: Lessons for Leading Change, in Traditional Businesses Jamie Gerdsen River Grove Books (2013) Unconventional perspectives on convention and on how to control change by embracing  it Whatever their size and nature may be, most organizations seem…

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The Solution Revolution: A book review by Bob Morris

September 5, 2013

The Solution Revolution: How Business, Government, and Social Enterprises Are Teaming Up to Solve Society’s Toughest Problems William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan Harvard Business Review Press (2013) Here’s how to tap “trillions of dollars in potential value at the…

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Guy Kawasaki on “The Art of Creating a Community”

September 5, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Guy Kawasaki featured at one of his websites. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * I admit it: I’m a user-group junkie. I got my first taste…

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Seeing What Others Don’t: A book review by Bob Morris

September 4, 2013

Seeing What Others Don’t: The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights Gary A. Klein PublicAffairs (2013) A brilliant explanation of what triggers insights, what interferes with recognizing them, and how to nourish them Long ago, I realized that the true value…

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