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Beyond Mass Customization

June 3, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by B. Joseph Pine II 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,…

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Redesigning Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

June 3, 2011

Redesigning Leadership: Design, Technology, Business, Life John Maeda with Becky Bermont The MIT Press (2011) “Ue ni wa ue ga aru” is a Japanese aphorism that epitomizes the nature of excellence: “Above up, there is something even higher above up.”…

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Flying Without a Net: A book review by Bob Morris

June 2, 2011

Flying Without a Net: Turn Fear of Change into Fuel for Success Thomas J. DeLong Harvard Business Review Press (2011) A new model for anxiety management by “high-need-for-achievement professionals” In the Preface, Thomas J. DeLong observes, “The old model for…

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Give Compassionate Criticism

June 2, 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. Even skilled managers loathe giving critical feedback. Keep in mind that telling someone…

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Leonard Berry: An interview by Bob Morris

June 2, 2011

Leonard Berry is Distinguished Professor of Marketing, and holds the M.B. Zale Chair in Retailing and Marketing Leadership in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. He is also Professor of Humanities in Medicine at the College of Medicine…

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A must read article: “The Economic Rebound: It Isn’t What You Think”

June 1, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a lengthy “must read” article written by Adam Davidson with additional research by Cameron Bird and Jess Jiang. It is featured in the June (2011) issue of WIRED magazine (Pages 121-143 and 160). It is…

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The world’s ten best cities in which to work and live The world’s ten best cities in which to work and live

June 1, 2011

Here is the introduction to an article written by Kimberly Weisul 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…

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3 Things to Avoid when Scheduling Meetings

June 1, 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. Scheduling meetings is hard. Finding a time that works for 15 people in…

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How highest-performing labs use the best talent-management practices

May 31, 2011

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article now available at the website of The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. It was co-authored by Wouter Aghina, Marc de Jong, and Daniel Simon. They include three exhibits: Exhibit 1:…

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Jonathan Franzen on why “Liking is for cowards. Go for what hurts.”

May 31, 2011

The title of this commentary is provided by Jonathan Franzen from an article of his that appeared in The New York Times (May 29, 2011) in which he explains why our infatuation with technology provides an easy alternative to love.…

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