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Beyond machines, then what?

December 30, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an especially interesting article that I came upon while visiting the IBM website. For more than half a century, computers have been little better than calculators with storage structures and programmable memory, a model that…

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Karen May (Google) in “The Corner Office”

December 30, 2012

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 Karen May, vice president for people development at Google, was conducted…

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Overcoming a bias against risk

December 29, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article in The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which Tim Koller, Dan Lovallo, and Zane Williams explain how risk-averse midlevel managers making routine investment decisions can shift an entire company’s…

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Enduring Ideas: The three horizons of growth

December 29, 2012

In this interactive presentation—one in a series of multimedia frameworks — Steve Coley, a director emeritus in McKinsey’s Chicago office, describes the three horizons framework. Based on research into how companies sustain growth, this approach illustrates how to manage for…

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4 of the best marketing videos of 2012

December 29, 2012

Here is an article written by Erik Sherman for CBS MoneyWatch, the CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the website’s newsletters, please click here.…

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HBR Guide to Finance Basics for Managers: A book review by Bob Morris

December 28, 2012

HBR Guide to Finance Basics for Managers Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2012) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Derrek Bok This is one of the first volumes in a new series of anthologies of articles previously published in Harvard Business Review, in…

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Gregory Unruh: An interview by Bob Morris

December 28, 2012

Gregory Unruh is a thought leader dedicated to sustainability innovation for business and the world. An Associate Professor of Sustainability at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, he is a noted writer, speaker and educator in the areas of corporate…

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The Tao of Twitter: A book review by Bob Morris

December 28, 2012

The Tao of Twitter: Changing Your Life and Business 140 Characters at a Time Mark W. Schaefer McGraw-Hill(2012) Achieving atonement 140 characters at a time More than 100 other reviewers have already covered most of the key points I would…

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The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling: A book review by Bob Morris

December 28, 2012

The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative (Second Edition) Stephen Denning Jossey-Bass (2011) Certain to Become a “Business Classic” Those who have read Denning’s The Springboard and/or Squirrel Inc. already know that he specializes…

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How and Why Perception Gaps Impede Working Women

December 27, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kip Kelly for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please…

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