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Why Teachers Drink

May 24, 2012

  Socrates may have been the first teacher who drank himself to death but he certainly wasn’t the last. The following questions were sent in from last year’s GED examination. These are genuine answers (from 16 year olds)…………and unfortunately they WILL breed.…

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Why Top Talent Leaves: Top 10 Reasons Boiled Down to 1

May 22, 2012

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article featured by Forbes magazine’s website and written by Erika Andersen. To read the complete article, check out other resources, sign up for free email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *     *     *…

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“Caveat emptor” in the Twilight Zone

May 22, 2012

The laws have gotten rather strict about providing warning labels in the public’s interest. That said, you have to wonder about the intelligence (or lack thereof) of those who devised these for consumers in the UK. *     *…

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Michael Marquardt, Second Interview, by Bob Morris

May 22, 2012

Michael Marquardt is Professor of Human Resource Development and International Affairs at George Washington University. Mike also serves as President of the World Institute for Action Learning. He has held a number of senior management, training and marketing positions and has trained managers in over 100 countries since beginning…

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Josh Linkner on “Swiss Army Knife Innovation”

May 21, 2012

Here’s a recent post by Josh Linkner at his website. To check out the wealth of resources that he provides, please click here.  *     *     * That ubiquitous red contraption contains just about every feature you can imagine.  A…

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Awakened Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

May 20, 2012

Awakened Leadership: Beyond Self-Mastery Alan E. Shelton Red Hatchet Press (2012) Why and how to “allow leadership to arise in you as you really are in any moment when leadership is called out” The core thesis of this book is that within each…

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Chris Barbin (Appirio) in “The Corner Office”

May 20, 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 Chris Barbin, chief executive of Appirio, an information technology company that…

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How to Set the Stage for Your Next Meeting

May 19, 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. *     *     * From the moment you…

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What “Living Differentiation” is and why it is so important to business success

May 19, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by James Allen 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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Simply Effective: A book review by Bob Morris

May 19, 2012

Simply Effective: How to Cut Through Complexity in Your Organization and Get Things Done  Ron Ashkenas Harvard Business School Press (2009) “Make it as simple as possible…but no simpler.” Albert Einstein Ron Ashkenas is one of my intellectual heroes. I have read, reviewed, and…

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