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6 Lessons We Could Learn from Steve Jobs

October 9, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Margaret Heffernan for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click…

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How to Kick the Multi-Tasking Addiction

October 4, 2011

Here is an article written by Margaret Heffernan for BNET (March 3, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. *    …

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Kevin Maney: Second Interview, by Bob Morris

September 19, 2011

  In his own words…. I’ve had a long career as a journalist and author. Lately, I’ve added a new hat: I’ve joined VSA Partners as its Editorial Director. The plan is to marry business to big-think journalism in a way that hopefully helps…

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Why Borders Failed While Barnes & Noble Survived

July 20, 2011

For decades, I have been a diehard supporter of NPR, PBS, and its local affiliates wherever I have lived. When I win a lottery, my first philanthropic contributions will be to them…and will be generous. Here is an NPR article…

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Dan Roam: First interview, by Bob Morris

July 8, 2011

Here are two of  Dan Roam’s core beliefs: “I believe that any problem can be solved with a picture. And that anybody can draw it.” That’s not a BS blurb from one of his books, articles, or speeches. He lives those…

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Thinking INSIDE the Box

July 1, 2011

                    Photo credit: Genelet via flickr used under a creative Commons License. Here is a recent blog post by Sam Carpenter, author of Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making…

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“You Bug Me: Now Science Explains Why”

May 26, 2011

Here is an article written by the NPR staff for their website. To read the complete article and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. *     *     * Traffic. Mosquitoes. People who snap their gum. People who crack their…

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Jennifer L. Aaker and Andy Smith: An interview by Bob Morris

May 24, 2011

Co–authors of The Dragonfly Effect, Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith live in Lafayette, California, with their three children. A social psychologist and marketer, Jennifer Aaker is the General Atlantic Professor of Marketing at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Her…

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The #1 Leadership Problem

January 30, 2011

Here is an article written by Margaret Heffernan for BNET (January 27, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please…

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Sam Carpenter: An interview by Bob Morris

January 28, 2011

A resident of Bend, Oregon, author and speaker Sam Carpenter has been featured by hundreds of media, including NPR, ESPN radio, US News Radio, and Small Business Television. President and CEO of Centratel, the premier telephone answering service in the…

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