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Off Balance: A book review by Bob Morris

June 7, 2012

Off Balance: Getting Beyond the Work-Life Myth to Personal and Professional Satisfaction Matthew Kelly Hudson Street Press/The Penguin Group (2011) A paradox for our times: One’s career and personal life are separate…and inseparable The work-life balance is an issue that has fascinated me for decades. Hence my…

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The Winner’s Brain: A book review by Bob Morris

April 20, 2012

The Winner’s Brain: 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success Jeff Brown and Mark Fenske with Liz Neporent DeCapo Press/Perseus Books Group (2011) How and why your brain can help you to become the best person you can be…

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Why and how to make “purposeful” mistakes

March 31, 2012

In Brilliant Mistakes: Finding Success on the Far Side of Failure, Paul J. H. Schoemaker observes, “Our schools and organizations are designed for efficiency and order. These are fine principles but rarely encourage mistakes, either brilliant or foolish. Students are…

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David Zinger: An interview by Bob Morris

January 27, 2012

David Zinger founded and hosts the Employee Engagement Network (EEN), a 4500 global member community devoted to employee engagement.  David is an author, educator, and speaker. He wrote over 1400 blog posts and authored two books on work – Zengage:…

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Your MBA Game Plan: A book review by Bob Morris

January 23, 2012

  Your MBA Game Plan: Proven Strategies for Getting Into the Top Business Schools, Third Edition Omari Bouknight and Scott Shrum Career Press (2012) To paraphrase Henry Ford, “Whether you think you can earn an MBA from a top business…

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Can You Train Yourself to Be the Next Steve Jobs?

July 22, 2011

Here is an article written by Donna Fenn for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. Ignore the dumb title. Only Steve Jobs can train himself to be the next Steve Jobs. He remains a work-in-progress, exploring and embracing (sometimes celebrating)…

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Replace “success” with “contribution”

May 2, 2011

In The Effective Executive, first published in 1967, Peter Drucker stressed the importance of mastering several learnable disciplines. They include • Manage your time and your energy, not your work • Know your priorities • Do first things first •…

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