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Selling to China: A book review by Bob Morris

December 14, 2012

Selling to China: A Guide to Doing Business in China for Small- and Medium-Sized Companies Stanley Chao iUniverse, Inc. (2012) Cutting-edge but practical advice on how small- and medium-size companies can best do business in China Almost all of the…

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Innovate by Looking for Problem Patterns

December 14, 2012

Here is another in a series of videos produced by HBR during which major thought leaders discuss especially important business subjets. During this program, Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School Professor, explains how to approach innovation creatively by studying the problem…

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Cynthia A. Montgomery: An interview by Bob Morris

December 14, 2012

Cynthia A. Montgomery is the Timken Professor of Business Administration and immediate past chair of the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School, where she’s been on the faculty for 20 years. 
One of her recent assignments has been working with…

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Have you heard any good paraprosdokians lately?

December 13, 2012

Winston Churchill loved paraprosdokians, figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected — and frequently humorous. For example: 1. Where there’s a will, I want to be in it. 2. The…

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The Dueling Myths of Business

December 13, 2012

In an interview of Betty Sue Flowers conducted by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company, Flowers dissects the attitudes and beliefs that unconsciously influence decision makers. Here is a brief excerpt. To read the complete interview,…

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Lend Me Your Ears: A book review by Bob Morris

December 13, 2012

Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History William Safire W.W. Norton (1997) If there is a better anthology of great speeches, I am not aware of it. The text from which its title is derived is Mark Antony’s speech…

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How to Capture Your Audience Right Away

December 13, 2012

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. * * * A successful presentation relies on an engaged audience, which you…

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Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action

December 12, 2012

This is another video from TED, in this instance one during which Simon Sinek shares his thoughts about how great leaders inspire action. He has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and…

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X-teams: A book review by Bob Morris

December 12, 2012

X-teams: How to Build Teams That Lead, Innovate and Succeed Deborah Ancona and Henrik Bresman Harvard Business School Press (2007) A new teamwork model that combines an internal focus with an external approach Here is a review I posted five…

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Paul Smith: An interview by Bob Morris

December 12, 2012

Paul Smith is a keynote speaker, corporate trainer, and author of Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives that Captivate, Convince, and Inspire (AMACOM August, 2012). Whether it’s the CEO’s speech to the board of directors, or…

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