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10 big mistakes successful leaders make

June 22, 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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The Thought Leader Interview: Dov Seidman

June 22, 2012

Here is the introduction to an interview of Dov Seidman, conducted by Art Kleiner and featured in strategy+business magazine published by Booz & Company, during which the influential business author and CEO explains why the practice of enlightened self-governance gives…

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How to Get Into the Zone

June 22, 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. *     *     * Everyone aspires to get into “the zone,” or the mental state where…

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The next tine you’re having a REALLY bad day….

June 21, 2012

          The next tine you’re having a REALLY bad day, watch this brief video clip from ABC’s Good Morning America program. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moqL4a44tl8

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The Prince: A book review by Bob Morris

June 21, 2012

The Prince: The Original Classic  Niccolò Machiavelli, with an Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone Publishing Ltd. (2010) How and why a leader needs to be both “a fox to discern snares, and a lion to drive off wolves” Those who have read one or more…

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Nine Ways to Make “Superstars” Effective Managers

June 21, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Derek Finkelman and Jonathan Corke 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 click here. *  …

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The Innovative Team: A book review by Bob Morris

June 20, 2012

The Innovative Team: Unleashing Creative Potential for Breakthrough Results Chris Grivas and Gerard J. Puccio Jossey-Bass /A Wiley Imprint (2012) How and why an innovative team can leverage its organization’s creative resources to achieve and sustain breakthrough results By nature, an innovative team is one…

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Why You Should Not Avoid Office Politics

June 20, 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 managers hate office politics. But avoiding them altogether may hold…

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14 Lessons From Benjamin Franklin About Getting What You Want In Life

June 20, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Thea Easterby and featured online by Business Insider. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. *     *     * Benjamin Franklin…

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Oracles: A book review by Bob Morris

June 20, 2012

Oracles: How Prediction Markets Turn Employees into Visionaries Donald N. Thompson Harvard Business Review Press (2012) Why and how “prediction market democracy” tends to make better decisions that, eventually, produce better results Donald Thompson is an advocate of “prediction market democracy” because a prediction market can “revolutionize the…

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