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Managing Yourself: How to Cultivate Engaged Employees

August 25, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Charalambos A. Vlachoutsicos that appears in the September (2011) issue of Harvard Business Review. To read the cmplete article, please click here. *     *     * Successful managers depend on the capabilities…

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Harvard Business Review on Finding & Keeping the Best People: A book review by Bob Morris

August 24, 2011

Harvard Business Review on Finding & Keeping the Best Prople Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to recruit, hire, onboard, and retain the workers who possess the character, talent, and skills your company needs This is one of…

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How to Prevent Self-Inflicted Organizational Disasters

August 24, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an outstanding article written by Eric Kronenberg and featured by strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. To read the complete article, check out a wealth of resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here.…

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The Power of Professionalism: A book review by Bob Morris

August 24, 2011

The Power of Professionalism: The Seven Mind-Sets That Drive Performance and Build Trust Bill Wiersma Ravel Media (2011) An exceptional resource for anyone who openly declares and then fulfills a total commitment to excellence (however defined) I selected the title…

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How Transformational Leaders Manage a Really, Really Bad Day

August 24, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Henna Inam (a CEO Coach) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. “Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences,…

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How to Identify and Stop Workplace Bullying

August 24, 2011

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. There is a difference between leaders who aggressively push for results and bullies…

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Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: A book review by Bob Morris

August 24, 2011

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact Annette Simmons AMACOM (2007) I am among those who have praised Annette Simons’ previously published The Story Factor and are thus delighted…

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The Story Factor : A book review by Bob Morris

August 24, 2011

The Story Factor (2nd Revised Edition) Annette Simmons Basic Books (2006) As Simmons explains in her Introduction, “This book [shares] what I have learned over the last eight years about story and about the power of story to persuade and influence.…

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A fine-grained view of the sources of growth

August 23, 2011

In this especially lively as well as informative video, the authors of The Granularity of Growth explain why the best strategies begin with a precise understanding of market and product opportunities. Companies need to look beyond averages when making decisions about when…

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Harvard Business Review on Collaborating Effectively: A book review by Bob Morris

August 23, 2011

Harvard Business Review on Collaborating Effectively Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (202011) How and why to establish and then nourish mutually high-impact partnerships within and beyond your organization This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies…

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