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Reengineering Health Care: A book review by Bob Morris

July 1, 2011

Reengineering Health Care: A Manifesto for Radically Rethinking Health Care Delivery Jim Champy and Harry Greenspun FT Press/Pearson (2010) A brilliant analysis of a “new paradigm” of networked health care It is difficult for me to believe that almost two…

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Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval: An interview by Bob Morris

July 1, 2011

Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval are CEO and President, respectively, of advertising agency The Kaplan Thaler Group, responsible for such pop culture icons as the Aflac duck and the “Yes, Yes, Yes” Herbal Essences campaign. They have also co-authored…

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Unleashing the Killer App: A book review by Bob Morris

July 1, 2011

Unleashing the Killer App: Digital Strategies for Market Dominance Larry Downes and Chunka Mui Harvard Business Press (1998) In this book, Downes and Mui provide a brilliant analysis of how “a new good or service that establishes an entirely new…

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The Laws of Disruption: A book review by Bob Morris

July 1, 2011

The Laws of Disruption: Harnessing the New Forces That Givern Life and Business in the Digital Age Larry Downes Basic Books (2009) In The Laws of Disruption, Downes asserts that there are three laws of digital life. Together, they comprise…

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Larry Downes: An interview by Bob Morris

July 1, 2011

  Downes is a consultant and speaker on developing business strategies in an age of constant disruption caused by information technology. He is co-author with Chunka Mui of the Business Week and New York Times business bestseller, Unleashing the Killer…

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Direct your own future or someone else will

June 30, 2011

In Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible, written with John David Mann and published by HarperBusiness (2011),  Daniel Burrus discusses a skill that uses “the data of your five senses, as well as that intuitive…

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The power of “flash foresight”

June 30, 2011

In Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible co-authored with John David Mann and published by Harper Business, Daniel Burrus discusses a skill that uses “the data of your five sense, as well as that intuitive…

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The Power of Nice: A book review by Bob Morris

June 30, 2011

The Power of Nice: How to Conquer the Business World With Kindness Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval Crown Business (2006) How to strengthen your “niceness muscles” Frankly, I think it would be ludicrous for anyone to need to read…

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The Power of Small: A book review by Bob Morris

June 30, 2011

  The Power of Small: Why Little Things Make All the Difference Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval Broadway Business (2009) The great value of Thaler and Koval’s book is derived from their pragmatic approach to all manner of situations…

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Retaining Your Most Engaged and Talented Employees

June 30, 2011

Here is an article written by Nisa Chitakasem for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click . *     *    …

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