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Malcolm Gladwell’s latest contribution

May 16, 2011

I highly recommend the current issue of The New Yorker (May 16, 2011) that includes Malcolm Gladwell’s article, “Creation Myth,” his latest contribution to the “Annals of Business” series. Gladwell is a brilliant journalist but hardly an original business thinker.…

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The Dragonfly Effect: A book review by Bob Morris

May 16, 2011

The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways to Use Social Media to Drive Social Change Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith with Carlye Adler Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2010) In this book written with Carlye Adler, Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith…

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Apple’s Success Secret: It Makes Mistakes All the Time

May 16, 2011

Here is an article written by Erik Sherman for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. *     *    …

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WordPress 3 Complete: A book review by Bob Morris

May 16, 2011

WordPress 3 Complete: Create your own complete website or blog from scratch with WordPress April Hodge Silver Pakt Publishing (2011) Just about all that most people need to know The reference to the word “complete” in this book’s title correctly…

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2 Tips for Making To-Do Lists that Work

May 16, 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. For some people, to-do lists are life savers; they keep them organized and…

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Linda Lausell Bryant (Inwood House) in “the Corner Office”

May 15, 2011

      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 Linda Lausell Bryant,…

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How Not to Rip Off Your Customers

May 14, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joshua Gans for the Harvard Business Review blog’s “The Conversation” series. I especially appreciate Gans’s insatiable curiosity to consider unorthodox thinking and the insights only it can generate. Judge for yourself. To…

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When Does the Buck Stop?

May 14, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Saj-nicole Joni for the Harvard Business Review blog “The Conversation” series. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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How to Make Your Co-Workers Smarter

May 14, 2011

Here is an article written by Jessica Stillman for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. *    …

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