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George Anders on why great talent “isn’t hard to find if you know how [and where] to look”

October 22, 2013

As George Anders explains in the Introduction to his brilliant book, The Rare Find, he spent two and a half years conducting research to determine the answer to this question: “How and where to find great talent?” He focused on…

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Jeff Fluhr (chief executive of Spreecast) in “The Corner Office”

October 16, 2013

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Jeff Fluhr, chief executive of…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 10/7/13)

October 13, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Solving Problems with Design Thinking: Ten Stories of What Works Jeanne Liedtka, Andrew King, and Kevin Bennett The Multiplier Effect: Tapping…

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George Saunders’ moving commencement speech at Syracuse University goes viral

October 10, 2013

George Saunders (Class of ’88), professor of English and author of The New York Times best-seller Tenth of December (Random House, 2013), delivered the commencement speech at The College of Arts and Sciences’ undergraduate convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 11,…

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Michael Gould (chief executive of Bloomingdale’s) in “The Corner Office”

October 9, 2013

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Michael Gould, the chief executive…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 9/30/13)

October 6, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Out Think: How Innovative Leaders Drive Exceptional Outcomes G. Shawn Hunter The Wisdom of Titans: Secrets of Success from Entrepreneurs Who…

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Jonathan Klein (chief executive of Getty Images) in “The Corner Office”

October 4, 2013

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Jonathan Klein, C.E.O. of Getty…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 9/23/13)

September 29, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Feed the Startup Beast: A 7-Step Guide to Big, Hairy, Outrageous Sales Growth Drew Williams and Jonathan Verney What Happened to…

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Lisa Bodell: An interview by Bob Morris

September 27, 2013

A globally recognized innovation leader and futurist, Lisa Bodell founded futurethink in 2003 to provide a simple approach to the otherwise complicated topic of innovation. Working with leading brands such as Starwood, Merck, and Sprint, futurethink has become the largest…

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Rakesh Kapoor (chief executive of Reckitt Benckiser) in “The Corner Office”

September 26, 2013

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Rakesh Kapoor, chief executive of…

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