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The Talent Wave: Why Succession Planning Fails and What to Do About It David Clutterbuck KoganPage (2012) How and why alternative approaches to succession planning and talent management may well be much more effective In a remarkably informative Introduction, David…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Murphy and published by InformationWeek magazine. To read the complete article, please click here. This is how two tech leaders do it, and we’d like to hear more tactics from you.…
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Here is an excerpt from an article featured by Texas CEO magazine in which TD Industries chairman Jack Lowe Jr. explains how trust and accountability are essential building blocks for success. To read the complete article, please click here. * *…
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Saving Capitalism From Short-Termism: How to Build Long-Term Value and Take Back Our Financial Future Alfred Rappaport McGraw-Hill (2011) Why and how to “embrace the longer-term time horizons needed for a healthier economy that benefits all” This is one of…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marc Tracy and published by The New Republic magazine. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * “FiveThirtyEight is drawing huge traffic,” New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson…
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Brilliance by Design: Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage Vicki Halsey Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2011) “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read; rather, they will be those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mara Swan 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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How to Close a Deal Like Warren Buffett: Lessons from the World’s Greatest Dealmaker Tom Searcy and Henry DeVries McGraw-Hill (2013) Anyone can try but only Warren Buffett can close a deal like Warren Buffett As the title of this…
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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 Jeff Weiner, chief executive of…
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Nancy Koehn on “Ernest Shackleton’s Lessons for Leaders in Harsh Climates”
Background: After the race to the South Pole ended in 1912 with Roald Amundsen’s conquest, Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874–1922) turned his attention to what he said was the one remaining great object of Antarctic journeying—the crossing of the continent…
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