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Michael Porter on Competitive Strategy: Choosing What Not to Do

February 16, 2016

With regard to one of Michael Porter‘s classic works, On Competition, Updated and Expanded Edition, in his own words: “Competition is one of society’s most powerful forces for making things better in many fields of human endeavor. The study of…

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Lincoln and leadership

January 30, 2016

A recent Schumpeter column published in The Economist, “Lincoln and leadership,” explains how and why outsiders can make the best leaders — and also the worst. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * IN MAY 1860…

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Bill George on “How to Discover Your True North”

December 18, 2015

Here is an especially entertaining as well as informative discussion of what remains a very important quality of great leadership: authenticity . This program was produced by Smart People Podcast, a weekly, interview-based website that features today’s most well respected…

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How Company Culture Shapes Employee Motivation

December 10, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Lindsay McGregor and Neel Doshi 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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Don Sull on “Where Disruptive Innovation Came From”

November 18, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Donald Sull 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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Best Advice: “Clean the Floors, Wash the Windows”

November 11, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Bracken Darrell, featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up to receive email alerts, please click here. * * * I met Sami Sagol…

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The Power of Precise Predictions

October 13, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from a recent “Gray Matter” column by Philip E. Tetlock and J. Peter Scoblic for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo…

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Global Teams That Work

October 6, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tsedal Neeley 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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What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

September 22, 2015

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by David A. Garvin and Michael A. Roberto, published in the October 2001 issue of Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain…

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To Build Your Business, Smash Your Silos

September 17, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Neil Smith for Fast Company. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Image credit: Flickr user nevadog * * * Silos are necessary…

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