Dale Carnegie

The Agenda Mover: A book review by Bob Morris

October 29, 2016

The Agenda Mover: When Good Ideas Are Not Enough Samuel B. Bacharach Cornell University Press (August 2016) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison As I began to read this book, I was again reminded of the fact that, for…

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Invisibles: A book review by Bob Morris

July 3, 2014

Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion David Zweig Portfolio/The Penguin Group (2014) “There is no limit to what can be accomplished if it doesn’t matter who gets the credit.” Ralph Waldo Emerson In an…

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Engaging Employees: What Drives Employee Engagement and Why It Matters

January 30, 2014

I occasionally visit the Dale Carnegie website when in search of especially interesting material. Here is what I recently found. To check out the DC resources, please click here. * * * United States businesses lose $11 billion annually as…

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Reply All…: A book review by Bob Morris

September 20, 2013

Reply All…And Other Ways to Tank Your Career Richie Frieman St. Martin’s Griffin (2013) Here’s the bad news: Many people are rude. Now the good news: Some of them are people you compete with. Advice on what not to do…

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Words of Wisdom: 8 Famous Quotes to Help You Embrace Fear and Achieve Success

September 3, 2013

Here is a brief article by Anthony Scaramucci for LinkedIn. It offers a most welcome addition to the collections many of us have. * * * When offering career advice to young professionals and entrepreneurs, the two things that always…

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Nicole Lipkin on “Five Steps for Active Listening”

August 23, 2013

In What Keeps Leaders Up at Night: Recognizing and Resolving Your Most Troubling Management Issues, published by AMACOM, Nicole Lipkin offers a wealth of information, insights, and counsel on how to accelerate personal growth and personal development. I am especially…

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Bill Schley: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

June 27, 2013

Bill Schley is an award-winning branding expert, author, speaker and a life-long entrepreneur. He is President and Co-Founder of the firm BrandTeamSix and is known for creating the Dominant Selling Idea at some of the world’s most successful companies. He…

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John Perry: An interview by Bob Morris

October 4, 2012

John R. Perry has made significant contributions to many areas of philosophy, including philosophy of language, metaphysics, and philosophy of mind. He is known primarily for his work on situation semantics (together with Jon Barwise), reflexivity, indexicality, and self-knowledge. He is the Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor…

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The Power of Storytelling: 10 Authoritative Perspectives

September 12, 2012

My guess (only a guess) is that whenever a list of the greatest storytellers throughout history is compiled, Charles Dickens would be among those included.  The creative talents of other novelists (notably Balzac and Dostoevsky) are probably ranked higher but I think Dickens’ skills with setting a…

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Quiet: A book review by Bob Morris

February 13, 2012

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking Susan Cain Crown Publishers (2012) How and why our location on “the introvert-extrovert spectrum” influences most (if not all) of our decisions and opinions Throughout most of her…

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