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The Price of Wall Street’s Power

May 31, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gautam Mukunda 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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Michael Roberto: An interview by Bob Morris

March 24, 2014

Michael Roberto is the Trustee Professor of Management at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. He has written two books: Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes For An Answer and Know What You Don’t Know. He has created two best-selling audio/video…

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Michael E. Porter on “The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy”

March 15, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michael Porter for Harvard Business Review in which he reaffirms, updates, and extends his earlier, classic HBR article, “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy” (1979). He also addresses common misunderstandings, provides…

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Rashik Parmar, Ian Mackenzie, David Cohn, and David Gann on “The New Patterns of Innovation”

February 7, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rashik Parmar, Ian Mackenzie, David Cohn, and David Gann for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and…

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Richard S. Tedlow on “The Education of Andy Grove”

February 6, 2014

  Here is an excerpt from a classic article by Richard S. Tedlow in which the Harvard business historian explains how Intel’s legendary chief , Andrew Grove, became the best model we have for leading a business in the 21st…

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The Key to Making New Year’s Resolutions Stick

January 21, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Francesca Gino 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 a subscription to HBR…

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What Can’t Be Taught: The Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field

December 7, 2013

Here are the introduction and a brief excerpt from an interview of Tom Eisenmann for Ports&Quants by Taylor Ellis. To read the complete interview, please click here. To check out a wealth of other valuable resources, please click here. *…

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3 tips for TED speakers (and other talkers)

November 25, 2013

Here is a brief article by Daniel Pink for LinkedIn PULSE: The news and insights you need to know in which he offers some observations about TED an then some advice to those who aspire to present a TED program.…

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The road to America leads through Gettysburg

November 20, 2013

* * * Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Nancy F. Koehn for the Washington Post. To read the complete article, check out other resources, obtain subscription information, and sign up for email alerts, please click here.…

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Teresa Amabile on the four components of creativity

November 9, 2013

In one of her classic works, Creativity In Context: Update To The Social Psychology of Creativity (2006), Teresa Amabile suggests that creativity is influenced by four separate components: domain-relevant skills, creativity-relevant processes, task motivation, and the surrounding social environment. These…

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