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The Crowdsourced Performance Review: How to Use the Power of Social Recognition to Transform Employee Performance Eric Mosley McGraw-Hill (2013) How and why all organizations need a better model for performance reviews Opinions are divided – sometimes sharply divided –…
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Here is an excerpt from an interview of Xavier Amador conducted by Mark Goulston that appeared in Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. In it, Amador explains why, although many managers and leaders are under pressure to get…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mark Goulston and John Ullmen 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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Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Joyce F. Brown is the president…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jeff Weiner that was featured by LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * Ask your team to identify their biggest productivity killer…
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On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling Michael Dirda Princeton University Press (2012) Welcome to “a romantic chamber of the heart, in a nostalgic country of the mind, where it is always 1895” Years ago while at work…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Guy Kawasaki for LinkedIn, based on material he developed in much greater depth in his bestselling book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions. To read the complete…
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I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling Michael Dirda Reading the Room: Group Dynamics for Coaches and…
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Reading the Room: Group Dynamics for Coaches and Leaders David Kantor Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2013) Here’s a brilliant examination of one of the most important but seldom fully appreciated leadership skills An interview of David Kantor by Rutger von Postin…
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Famous Advice on Writing: The Collected Wisdom of Great Writers
Those of us who write for profit and/or pleasure owe a substantial debt to Maria Popova whose website, Brain Pickings, provides an abundance of valuable material. Here’s a case in point. According to Popova, “By popular demand, I’ve put together…
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