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What to Say When a Conversation Heats Up

August 20, 2016

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * When a conversation turns negative, it’s helpful to have a…

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Dan Pontefract on “The Purpose Effect”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

August 17, 2016

Dan Pontefract is Chief Envisioner at TELUS, a Canadian telecommunications company, where he heads the Transformation Office, a future-of-work consulting group that helps organizations enhance their corporate cultures and collaboration practices. Previously as Head of Learning & Collaboration at TELUS,…

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To Grow as a Leader, Seek More Complex Assignments

August 13, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz 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 HBR email alerts,…

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The Best Companies Invest Aggressively in These 3 Areas

August 6, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Zook 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 HBR email alerts, please…

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Crucibles of Leadership

August 5, 2016

Here is an excerpt from a classic article (2002) written by Warren Bennis and Robert J. Thomas for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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To Grow as a Leader, Seek More Complex Assignments

August 3, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz 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 HBR email alerts,…

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Great Teams: A book review by Bob

July 26, 2016

Great Teams: 16 Things High Performing Organizations Do Differently Don Yaeger W Publishing Group/An Imprint of Thomas Nelson (July 2016) “If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.” William L. McKnight (1924) However…

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Do Managers and Leaders Really Do Different Things?

July 25, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John O’Leary 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 HBR email alerts,…

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Slow Deciders Make Better Strategists

July 24, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mark Chussil 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 HBR email alerts,…

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David Evans and Dick Schmalensee on “The New Economics of Multisided Platforms”: An interview by Bob Morris

July 22, 2016

David Evans and Dick Schmalensee are among the early pioneers in the research of “multi-sided markets” and the economic principles that inform the unique design of business models, pricing and incentive structures, and product design for these platform-based businesses. David…

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