Lao-Tzu

Are leaders born or developed? Yes.

September 15, 2014

Leadership consists of three separate but interdependent components: character, personality, and skill. Recent scientific research (especially in neurology) suggests the following: o Qualities of character can be altered (for better or worse) only by traumatic experience. o Attributes of personality…

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Sam Ford: An interview by Bob Morris

July 20, 2014

Sam Ford is Director of Audience Engagement for Peppercomm. His 2013 New York University Press book, Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked Culture, was co-authored by Henry Jenkins and Joshua Green. The book was named one of…

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Joseph McCormack, author of BRIEF: An Interview by Bob Morris

July 3, 2014

Joe McCormack is on a mission to help organizations master the art of the short story. In an age of shrinking attention spans, non-stop interruptions, and a flood of information, the messages business leaders send out are getting lost in…

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Jeremy Eden and Terri Long: An interview by Bob Morris

June 8, 2014

Jeremy Eden and Terri Long are co-founders and co-CEOs of Harvest Earnings Group, Inc. Jeremy has decades of consulting and performance improvement experience in business and government including at McKinsey and Company. Terri was in the corporate banking world for…

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Christine Bader: An interview by Bob Morris

May 4, 2014

In her own words: “Companies can help solve the greatest challenges facing the world today. Frankly, they’d better – because they’re helping create them. I’m not into philanthropy or dressing staff in matching t-shirts to paint a wall. That stuff…

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Kai Hammerich: An interview by Bob Morris

April 11, 2014

Based in London, Kai Hammerich heads the European Leadership & Succession Practice for Russell Reynolds Associates. He has conducted numerous chairman, board, CEO and c-suite assignments for major Nordic, European and global technology clients as well as for some the largest Nordic…

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Scott Doorley and Scott Witthoft: An interview by Bob Morris

April 6, 2014

Scott Doorley is the Creative Director at the Stanford d.school. His design work centers on using media and environments to enhance interactions, gently guide behavior, and bolster learning. At Stanford, he teaches classes in communication design including storytelling & visual…

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Steve Yastrow: An interview by Bob Morris

March 28, 2014

Steve Yastrow is the author of three books: Ditch the Pitch: The Art of Improvised Persuasion, We: The Ideal Customer Relationship, and Brand Harmony. Management guru Tom Peters said, “When Steve Yastrow writes, I pay close attention,” and called Brand…

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Strategy is Everyone’s Job: A book review by Bob Morris

March 27, 2014

Strategy is Everyone’s Job Steven J. Stowell and Stephanie S, Mead CMOE Press (2013) How and why even a slight competitive advantage can be decisive for an organization…and a career This is my favorite passage in Lao-Tzu’s Tao Te Ching…

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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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