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Chris Grivas and Gerard J. Pucchio: An interview by Bob Morris

August 19, 2012

As principal of Chris Grivas Consulting, a global consultancy headquartered in Seattle, Chris Grivas focuses on increasing the creative capacity of individuals, teams, and organizations. An organizational and leadership development professional, he customizes approaches to development for individuals, teams, and the organization…

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James P. Hackett (Steelcase) in “The Corner Office”

August 19, 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 James P. Hackett, president and C.E.O. of Steelcase, the office furniture…

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Leapfrogging: A book review by Bob Morris

August 19, 2012

Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs Soren Kaplan Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2012) The power and value of serendipity on the other side of complexity As I began to read this book, I was reminded of an observation by Oliver Wendell Holmes: “I wouldn’t give…

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How Smart Leaders Translate Strategy into Execution

August 18, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Randall H. Russell  for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. *     *     *…

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Don’t engage employees — empower them

August 18, 2012

Here is an article written by Steve Tobak 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. *     *     * (MoneyWatch) The…

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Heart, Smarts, Guts and Luck: A book review by Bob Morris

August 17, 2012

Heart, Smarts, Guts and Luck: What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur and Build a Great Business  Anthony K. Tjan, Richard J. Harrington, and Tsun-yan Hsieh Harvard Busin ess Review Press (2012) How to develop a mindset that you can apply in any situation,…

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Tips to Create a “Conscious” Organization

August 17, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Boudreau for Talent Management magazine. Brain science can teach us a little something about how to optimize talent management. Boudreau breaks it down. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free…

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7 behaviors that identify great employees

August 16, 2012

Here is an article written by Steve Tobak 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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Business Analytics for Managers: A book review by Bob Morris

August 15, 2012

Business Analytics for Managers: Taking Business Intelligence Beyond Reporting Gert H.N. Laursen and Jesper Thorlund John Wiley & Sons (2010) How and why making decisions based on “huge, noisy, messy data” requires business analytics Although business analytics can probably be traced back at least to Frederick Winslow Taylor’s…

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How to Change Your Culture a Few Behaviors at a Time

August 15, 2012

  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. *     *     * Many leaders try to change their company’s culture in tandem with…

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