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How and Why Complexity Creates Capability at Accenture

October 21, 2011

Here is an excerpt from article written by Daniel Margolis for Chief Learning Officer magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the Talent Management and/or CLO magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click…

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3 Steps to Prepare an Effective Presentation

October 21, 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. Delivering a successful presentation requires careful preparation. Next time you’re getting ready to…

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An unusual dog for sale

October 20, 2011

A man is driving around the back woods of Montana, and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: ‘Talking Dog For Sale ‘ He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the…

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Terry R. Bacon: Second Interview, by Bob Morris

October 20, 2011

Terry R. Bacon is a Scholar in Residence in the Korn/Ferry Institute.  Previously, he was founder and CEO of Lore International Institute.  He has a B.S. in engineering from West Point and a PhD in literary studies from The American University.  He has also studied business and leadership at Goddard College,…

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Deloitte’s 2011 Technology Fast 500™ Rankings Announced

October 19, 2011

The Technology Fast 500™ is an annual ranking by Deloitte of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Award winners were selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2006 to…

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18 Minutes: A book review by Bob Morris

October 19, 2011

18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done Peter Bregman Business Plus/Hatchette Book Group (2011) Do you need a FIND ME button for your life? Look no further. I have been following Peter Bregman’s HBR…

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The 2020 Workplace: A book review by Bob Morris

October 19, 2011

The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies, Attract, Develop, and Keep Tomorrow’s Employees Today Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd Harper Business/An imprint of HaroerCollins (2010) How and why the HR function has become so much more important than many (most?)…

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3 Types of Mentoring You Should Offer

October 19, 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. Companies with abundant mentoring opportunities are more likely to retain their people.…

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A video of Teresa Amabile’s TEDx program in Atlanta

October 18, 2011

Teresa Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration and a Director of Research at Harvard Business School and co-author of The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work. Originally educated as…

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The Darwin Economy: A book review by Bob Morris

October 17, 2011

The Darwin Economy: Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good Robert H. Frank Princeton University Press (2011) How and why “departures from rational choice” (with and without regret) have occurred and what to do about them Frankly, I expected this book…

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