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Greg McKeown on how to develop “the disciplined pursuit of less”

October 12, 2015

In Essentialism, Greg McKeown explains how to develop “the disciplined pursuit of less.” Obviously, he agrees with Albert Einstein: “Make everything as simple as possible but not simpler.” I agree with McKeown: “There are three deeply entrenched assumptions we must…

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Bernard Roth: An interview by Bob Morris

July 26, 2015

Bernie Roth is the Rodney H. Adams Professor of Engineering at Stanford University. A longtime veteran of the Stanford design scene, he first came to the Stanford Design Division faculty in 1962. His most recent activities have moved him more…

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The Most Productive Way to Develop as a Leader

April 21, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Herminia Ibarra 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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Greg McKeown: An interview by Bob Morris

March 6, 2015

Greg McKeown is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. His writing has appeared or been covered by Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico,Inc. Magazine and Harvard Business Review. He has also been interviewed…

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How Companies Can Profit from a “Growth Mindset”

February 7, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Harvard Business Review Staff 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…

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Lareina Yee on “Fostering women leaders: A fitness test for your top team”

February 6, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Lareina Yee for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. She poses five questions can help start a challenging management conversation. To read the complete article, check out other…

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Big Ideas: Google’s Larry Page and “the gospel of 10x”

February 4, 2015

Here is a brief but timely excerpt from an interview of Google co-founder and CEO, Larry Page, by Steven Levy that appeared in the March 2013 issue of Wired magazine. To read the complete article, c heck out others, and…

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Geoffrey Moore on Big Data and RFID: An interview by Bob Morris

December 14, 2014

Geoffrey Moore is an author, speaker, and advisor who splits his consulting time between start-up companies in the Mohr Davidow portfolio and established high-tech enterprises, including Salesforce, Microsoft, Intel, Box, Aruba, Cognizant, and Rackspace most recently. His life’s work has…

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Entrepreneur Peter Thiel talks Zero to One

October 10, 2014

Photo: Peter Thiel (left) and Elon Musk, X.Com Corp. chairman and CEO respectively, show the cards they use for what became PayPal in 2000. The initial goal was to create an Internet currency to replace the dollar. Photo: PAUL SAKUMA…

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Why not multitask to get more work done?

September 24, 2014

Research conducted by Clifford Nass and his associates at Stanford University was based on two assumptions: o That multitaskers are superhumans, capable peak performance, while completing several tasks simultaneously o That multitaskers have a highly developed ability to switch attention…

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