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How Strong Is Your Workplace? Ask Yourself These Questions

July 25, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Gretchen Rubin for LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. Photo: pmccarthy, Flickr * * * I recently read First, Break All the Rules(1999)…

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Wired for Thought: A book review by Bob Morris

July 25, 2013

Wired for Thought: How the Brain Is Shaping the Future of the Internet Jeffrey M. Stibel Harvard Business Press (2009) How and why the Internet “is transformational…the first real external replication of the human brain that we’ve seen” With collaborative…

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Why A Woman’s Network? Why Now?

July 25, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Sallie Krawcheck and featured by LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out other valuable resources, please click here. Illustration: Zack Blanton/Vetta/Getty Images * * * I am investing…

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The Power of Stupidity: Quotations

July 24, 2013

Giancarlo Livraghi published El poder de la estupidez (The Power of Stupidity) in 2012. These are among the quotations he provides. “There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.” Henry Adams “Scientists will eventually stop flailing around…

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Intuition Pumps: A book review by Bob Morris

July 24, 2013

Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Daniel C. Dennett W.W. Norton & Company (2013) Here is a process of natural selection that could (perhaps) help to achieve metacognition With regard to the title, Daniel Dennett observes, “Intuition pumps have…

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How to Become a Better Judge of People

July 24, 2013

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Anthony K. Tjan 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 subscription…

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Famous Advice on Writing: The Collected Wisdom of Great Writers

July 23, 2013

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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The Crowdsourced Performance Review: A book review by Bob Morris

July 23, 2013

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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Practical Tips for Overcoming Resistance to Change Initiatives

July 23, 2013

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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For Real Influence, Listen Past Your Blind Spots

July 22, 2013

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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