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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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David Kord Murray on the art and science of “borrowing brilliance”

May 14, 2011

David Kord Murray is a former aerospace scientist, Fortune 500 executive, chief innovation officer of two major companies, inventor and software entrepreneur. He has made a living by coming up with new and innovative ideas. In Borrowing Brilliance, he explains…

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Can You Say No to Your Boss?

May 14, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Suzanne Lucas 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…

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The Future of Management: A book review by Bob Morris

May 14, 2011

The Future of Management Gary Hamel with Bill Breen Harvard Business School Press (2007) With all due respect to today’s business bestsellers, most of the best books have already been written on the most important subjects. Case in point: This…

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The Worrying Trap: How to avoid it or escape from it

May 13, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Thomas J. DeLong for the Harvard Business Review blog’s “The Conversation” series. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to…

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When Others Fail, Just Empathize

May 13, 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. When people fail at work, your instinct may be to go…

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Is It Time to Shut Down Your Website?

May 13, 2011

Here is an article written by David Rogers for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. I was astonished, frankly, by the statistics he cites. If true, and I have no reason to think they aren’t, personal connections rather than institutional…

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The Best Business Books Ever: A book review by Bob Morris

May 12, 2011

The Best Business Books Ever: The Most Influential Management Books You’ll Never Have Time to Read Basic Books (2011) Note: This review is of a book published earlier this year. It is a sequel to one published in 2003. What…

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