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Apple’s Trojan Horse

May 23, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Grant McCracken 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 to HBR…

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The UnStoppables: A book review by Bob Morris

May 23, 2013

The UnStoppables: Tapping Your Entrepreneurial Power Bill Schley John Wiley & Sons (2013) “We take good care of our people, they take good care of our customers, and our customers take good care of our shareholders.” Former chairman and CEO…

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Leaders everywhere: A conversation with Gary Hamel

May 23, 2013

The management writer and academic explains why he believes companies that empower and train people at all levels to lead can create competitive advantage. The latest M-Prize challenge, cosponsored by Gary Hamel’s Management Innovation eXchange (MIX), Harvard Business Review, and…

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Seven Rules for Managing Creative-But-Difficult People

May 22, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 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 to HBR…

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Lego’s Core Principles for Successful Interaction With Users

May 22, 2013

Based on its experiences working with the user community, Lego has developed a set of principles that summarize what it has learned about collaborating and interacting with knowledgeable users. Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Yun…

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Finding Your Element: A book review by Bob Morris

May 22, 2013

Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life Ken Robinson Portfolio/Penguin (2013) Finding your Element is “vital to understanding who you are and what you’re capable of being and doing with your life.” According…

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How to Aim for Smart Failure

May 21, 2013

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. * * * If you want to encourage people to take healthy risks,…

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The Five New Faces of Leadership

May 21, 2013

Here is Josh Linkner‘s latest blog post. To check out the wealth of resources he provides at this website, please click here. * * * In the context of seemingly endless challenges, many of us have paused to reassess what…

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The Commitment Engine: A book review by Bob Morris

May 21, 2013

The Commitment Engine: Making Work Worth It John Jantsch Portfolio/Penguin Group (2012) The power of a voluntary and passionate commitment to a shared purpose Whatever their source of power (e.g. wind, weather, coal, nuclear fission), the most effective engines throughout…

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A Writing Coach Becomes a Listener

May 20, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Dan Barry for The New York Times. In it, he discusses arguably the best source of insights, information, and counsel on how to write effectively. William Zinsser is the author…

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