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The Essential Management Book You’re Not Reading

April 1, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Leigh Buchanan for Inc. magazine in which she explains why a handbook originally intended for software programmers, Extreme Programming Explained, is gaining a cult status for its simple leadership ideas. To read…

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Three Rules for Making a Company Truly Great

May 10, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael E. Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for…

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It’s All About Who You Hire, How They Lead…: A book review by Bob Morris

March 30, 2013

It’s All About Who You Hire, How They Lead…and Other Essential Advice from a Self-Made Leader Morton L. Mandel with John A. Byrne Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2013) How and why almost any organization “can be a growth business if you…

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Liz Wiseman on Good and Bad “Multipliers” in the Workplace Environment

January 11, 2013

In Multipliers, written with Greg McKeown, Liz Wiseman juxtaposes two quite different types of persons whom she characterizes as the “Multiplier” and the “Diminisher.” Although she refers to them as leaders, suggesting they have supervisory responsibilities, they could also be direct…

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Grow Your Company as Big as Zappos.com: 7 Tips From Tony Hsieh

November 19, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article  written by Allison Fass and published by Inc. magazine in which Tony Hsieh, serial entrepreneur and CEO of Zappos.com, offers leadership advice for fast-growing companies. To read the complete article, please click here. *  …

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Soren Kaplan: An interview by Bob Morris

September 19, 2012

Soren Kaplan is the author of Leapfrogging and a Managing Principal at InnovationPoint, where he works with organizations including Visa, Colgate-Palmolive, Medtronic, Disney, Philips, PepsiCo, and numerous other global firms.  Soren previously led the internal strategy and innovation group at…

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Kristi Hedges: An interview by Bob Morris

February 2, 2012

Kristi Hedges is a leadership coach, speaker and author. In her 20-year career working with leaders to help them communicate more effectively she’s encountered every personality type imaginable, yet remains more than a little passionate that anyone can learn presence. Her workshops and leadership coaching programs have been…

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Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen: An interview by Bob Morris

November 16, 2011

Jim Collins is a student and teacher of enduring great companies — how they grow, how they attain superior performance, and how good companies can become great companies.  Having invested nearly a quarter of a century of research into the…

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25 Top Companies for Developing Leaders

November 9, 2011

All of these 25 companies go above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to grooming talent from within. The list was featured by CNNMoney online. Here are the first five. To read the complete article, please click…

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