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Kris Duggan (Badgeville) in “The Corner Office”

March 10, 2013

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 Kris Duggan, C.E.O. and a…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 3/4/13)

March 10, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: REVIEWS Innovation as Usual: How to Help Your People Bring Great Ideas to Life Paddy Miller and Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg Finding Keepers: The Monster…

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“Out of the Mouths of Babes”: Part 1

March 9, 2013

A contest in the UK asked children to share their thoughts about marriage. These were among the responses. 1.WHEN TO GET MARRIED? “The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with…

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7 Secrets to asking effective questions

March 9, 2013

The best talent evaluators insist they learn much more about a person’s abilities from their questions than from their answers. In an article written by Shane Snow and featured by Fast Company magazine, these are among the key points made:…

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Finding Keepers: A book review by Bob Morris

March 9, 2013

Finding Keepers: The Monster Guide to Hiring and Holding the World’s Best Employees Steve Pogorzelski and Jesse Harriott with Doug Hardy McGraw-Hill (2008) Finding “keepers” is only one step in a perilous process. Here’s what you need to know about…

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Business Insights from Abraham Lincoln

March 9, 2013

o “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a men’s character, give him power.” o “I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true.” o “Give me six hours to chop…

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5 ways to use brain science to create persuasive presentations

March 8, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Susan Weinschenk for Business Insider. To read the complete article and check out a wealth of valuable resources, please click here. * * * How many BORING presentations have you attended…

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Global Dexterity: A book review by Bob Morris

March 8, 2013

Global Dexterity: How to Adapt Your Behavior Across Cultures without Losing Yourself in the Process Andy Molinsky Harvard Business Review Press (2013) The Power of Behavior Modification Based on Values-Driven Cross-Cultural Management As I began to read this book, I…

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Pragmatic Pathways to Fundamental, Long-Term Change

March 8, 2013

Resistance to change can doom large-scale organizational transformation. One way to help make success more likely is through a series of smaller moves, smartly made—following Pragmatic Pathways to fundamental, long-term change. In today’s business environment, there is enormous pressure on…

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Leadership: A Master Class

March 7, 2013

Leadership: A Master Class Daniel Goleman, Host More Than Sound A “must have” wealth of resources Years ago, I began to recommend books that I thought should be added to what is, in effect, an in-house business library that almost…

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