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The Three-Word Problem That Can Destroy Your Life

July 25, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Greg McKeown for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * We have a problem—and the odd thing is we not only…

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Code Halos: A book review by Bob Morris

July 7, 2014

Code Halos: How the Digital Lives of People, Things, and Organizations are Changing the Rules of Business Malcolm Frank, Paul Roehrig, and Ben Pring John Wiley & Sons (2014) How and why halo issues are, in fact, business issues for…

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Collective Genius: A book review by Bob Morris

June 29, 2014

Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation Linda Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Valuable perspectives on the role of the leader in creating and then sustaining a culture within which…

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How I Did It: A book review by Bob Morris

June 15, 2014

How I Did It: Lessons from the Front Lines of Business Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Cutting-edge perspectives on the unique leadership challenges at the CEO-level There were 14 editors involved with these essays, written by 34 CEOs,…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Rules of Genius, #15: Work to an appropriate structure”

June 13, 2014

Every design has its own order. The job of the genius is to discover it. The best approach is to start with a logical structure, then deviate from it according to your needs, your skills, and the particular demands of…

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Get ready for hybrid thinking

June 7, 2014

Two hundred million years ago, our mammal ancestors developed a new brain feature: the neocortex. This stamp-sized piece of tissue (wrapped around a brain the size of a walnut) is the key to what humanity has become. Now, futurist Ray…

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3 Priorities for Leaders Who Want to Go Beyond Command-and-Control

June 5, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Coleman and Jim Whitehurst for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Rules of Genius, #14: Use a dynamic process for reactive elements”

June 2, 2014

Complex problems are dynamic. They don’t hold still while you work on them. The traditional approach is to address a complex problem as if it were a simple problem, breaking it into discrete steps that can be executed one at…

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Why Innovating Means Eliminating Much of What You Have Just Created

May 31, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Greg McKeown for Fast Company magazine. He explains why, although it may seem like a waste of time or a step backward, we sometimes need to subtract from our “big ideas” to…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Rules of Genius, #13: Use a linear process for static elements”

May 23, 2014

The starting point for choosing a process is understanding what kind of system you’re dealing with. Is it simple or complex? Are the elements static and unchanging or dynamic and unpredictable? Many projects have fairly static elements. Even a project…

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