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Nick Morgan on “The first step to brain mastery”

March 15, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from the first of several articles written by Nick Morgan and featured by PublicWords, a family-owned and operated company. It was founded in 1997 by Morgan, one of America’s top communication theorists and coaches. Nick…

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Nancy F. Koehn on “Lincoln’s School of Management”

February 5, 2013

A 2012 re-enactment of the Battle of Shiloh as captured by a pinhole camera in Michie, Tenn. Such a camera has no lens, viewfinder or shutter — just a pinhole at the front and film at the back. Images can…

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Sylvia Ann Hewett on “How to Keep Top Talent”

January 9, 2013

In Top Talent: Keeping Performance Up When Business Is Down (Harvard Business Press, 2009), Sylvia Ann Hewett offers a wealth of eminently practical advice. Here are four brief excerpts: “The best way to keep your prized people engaged is to…

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Peter Drucker on “The Five Deadly Business Sins”

January 5, 2013

In an article that first appeared in the Harvard Business Review in 1993, Peter Drucker identified what he characterized as “the five deadly business sins.” They are: 1. The worship of high profit margins and of “premium pricing” that always…

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Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey on “three fertile problems”

December 27, 2012

In Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization published by Harvard Business Press (2009), Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey identify and discuss what they characterize as “three fertile problems” that…

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Lincoln’s Leadership Lessons

December 25, 2012

Here is an excerpt from a brief but enlightening article written by Nancy Koehn for the Harvard Business blog. * * * February is Presidents’ month, and in this frame, it’s a fine time to spend a few hours with…

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Michael J. Mauboussin: An interview by Bob Morris, Part 1

December 7, 2012

Michael J. Mauboussin is Chief LMCM. In 2004, Michael was Chief U.S. Investment Strategist at Credit Suisse. Michael joined CS in 1992 as a packaged food industry analyst, and was repeatedly named to Institutional Investor‘s All-America Research Team and The Wall Street…

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Russell L. Ackoff on “cleaning up messes”

November 10, 2012

In Redesigning the Future: Systems Approach to Societal Problems published by John S. Wiley & Sons (1974), Russell L. Ackoff provides a number of valuable insights when discussing the challenges that leaders face, notably coping with complexities and frustrations created…

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Strategy for Sustainability: A book review by Bob Morris

March 3, 2012

Strategy for Sustainability: A Business Manifesto Adam Werbach Harvard Business Press (2009) Note: I recently re-read this book and learned even more of value this time. As Werbach explains in the Introduction, all companies have the opportunity to formulate and…

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Adam Werbach on “Nature’s Simple Rules”

March 3, 2012

In Strategy for Sustainability: A Business Manifesto, published by Harvard Business Press (2009), Werbach identifies and then discusses what he characterizes as “Nature’s Simple Rules” as a basis of strategy and execution. They are: 1. Diversity across generations to support…

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