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Terry Leahy (Tesco) in “The Corner Office”

February 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 Terry Leahy, the former C.E.O.…

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The Narcissistic Leader: Not as Good as He (Or You) May Think

February 1, 2013

Maria Konnokova‘s instant bestseller, Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, was published by Viking on January 3, 2013, and remains on the New York Times bestseller list. Here is a brief excerpt from a blog post of hers that…

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Lydia Dishman on ” The 5 rules of happy employees”

January 28, 2013

Lydia Dishman notes that, in her book It’s Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace, Anne Kreamer points to recent research from Sigal Barsade of the Wharton School of Business that indicates positive moods prompt “more flexible decision-making and…

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Victoria Ransom (Wildfire) in “The Corner Office”

January 27, 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 Victoria Ransom, chief executive of…

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Setting the Table: A book review by Bob Morris

January 22, 2013

Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business Danny Meyer HarperCollins (2006) Note: Perhaps 30-35 years ago, probably in an article for Harvard Business Review, Peter Drucker said something to the effect, “If you don’t think you’re in…

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Kon Leong (ZL Technologies) in “The Corner Office”

January 19, 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 Kon Leong, co-founder, president and…

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Rich Horwath: A second interview by Bob Morris

January 19, 2013

Rich Horwath helps people live strategically — to get more out of their business and more out of their lives. He is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best selling author on strategy. As the CEO of the…

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Dinesh C. Paliwal (Harman International Industries) in “The Corner Office”

January 13, 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 Dinesh C. Paliwal, the chairman,…

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Geoffrey James on “Office Nut Cases: A Field Guide”

January 12, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Geoffrey James for BNET, what has since become the CBS Interactive Business Network. To read the omplete article and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the newsletters, please…

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G.J. Hart (California Pizza Kitchen) in “The Corner Office”

January 6, 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 G. J. Hart, the executive…

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