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“How can we use social media to differentiate our company from our competition?”

December 6, 2012

  Whatever their size and nature may be, all organizations need to differentiate themselves from their competition and this is a question their leaders are asking…or should be asking — as another New Year begins. Here are brief descriptions of…

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Fighting the Fears That Block Creativity

December 6, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tom Kelley and David Kelley for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a…

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Rework: A book review by Bob Morris

December 6, 2012

Rework Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson Crown Business (2010) The benefits of having “a built-in, shock-proof crap detector” If Joseph Schumpeter were to design what could be called “creative destroyers,” he would probably come up with a business thinker…

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The Thought Leader Interview: William J. O’Rourke

December 6, 2012

In an interview conducted by Ann Graham for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company, William J. O’Rourke explains why executives in international business practice, ethics and competitive advantage go hand in hand. Here is a brief excerpt. To read…

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The One-Minute Change That Will Transform Your Company

December 5, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Lisa Earle McLeod for Fast Company magazine. To read the complete article, check out other online resources, subscribe to the free Fast Company newsletter, and obtain deep discount subscription information,…

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How to Create a Vision that Motivates Your Team

December 5, 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. * * * Effective leaders motivate their people with an inspiring vision. It…

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Leapfrogging: A book review by Bob Morris

December 5, 2012

Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs Soren Kaplan Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2012) The power and value of serendipity on the other side of complexity As I began to read this book, I was reminded of an observation by…

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Harder Than I Thought: A book review by Bob Morris

December 4, 2012

Harder Than I Thought: Adventures of a Twenty-First Century Leader  Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O’Donnell Harvard Business Review Press (2012) How and why “the dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present” in today’s business world Most of the…

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