Forbes magazine

How Super Producer Rick Rubin Gets People To Do Their Best Work

June 10, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Ruth Blatt for Forbes magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Rick Rubin photo by Annabel Mehran * * * You sit,…

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Three Essentials for Long-Term Business success

May 2, 2014

According to Rich Karlgaard, an organization must have a Hard Edge, a Soft Edge, and a Strategic Base to continually innovate, be healthy in volatile times, and enjoy lasting success. I agree. In The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find…

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Rich Kalgaard: A Brief Q&A

April 28, 2014

Here is a brief Q&A that Amazon features in conjunction with Rich Kalgaard‘s book, The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success. * * * The Soft Edge seems to tie into many of the trending themes in business…

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The Six Steps of the Scientific Method

April 28, 2014

As Rich Karlgaard explains in The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success, the scientific method consists of six steps: 1. Observe and describe phenomena. 2. Sort them out and organize within categories. 3. Measure correlations and probabilities. 4.…

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Welders Make $150,000? Bring Back Shop Class

April 25, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Josh Mandel for the Wall Street Journal. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo: Getty Images * * * In American high…

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Travis Bradberry on “How Successful People Stay Calm”

March 1, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Travis Bradberry for Forbes magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * The ability to manage your emotions and remain…

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George Anders on “Making Feedback Pay Off”

January 12, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by George Anders for Forbes magazine where he is a contributing writer. To read the complete article, check out a wealth of resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo:…

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Ken Perlman on “Leadership Lessons From LEGO”

October 1, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Ken Perlman for Forbes magazine. He is a devoted father of two girls and believes that many of the lessons learned in fatherhood apply, on a certain level, to teaching clients…

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Scott Berkun on “What To Do When Things Go Wrong”

August 29, 2013

In Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management (O’Reilly Media 2008), Scott Berkun provides an abundance of information, insights, and counsel on how to master project management, whatever the nature and extent of a project may be. Inevitably, problems develop once a…

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Lean In: Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Explains What’s Holding Women Back

March 14, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by the National Public Radio staff in which they discuss Sheryl Sanberg and her bestseller, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (March 11,…

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