the Wall-Street Journal

Juan Williams: My Meetings With Mandela

December 6, 2013

Of the dozens of well-deserved tributes to Nelson Mandela that I have seen thus far, of greatest interest to me was one by Juan Williams for The Wall Street Journal in which he recalled, “Fresh from prison, he granted an…

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Harley-Davidson CEO: Getting Up to Speed

October 22, 2013

How do executives stay organized? What are their management strategies? And what do they do for fun? Executive Suite seeks answers to the behind-the-scenes questions. Here is an excerpt from an interview of Keith Wendell, CEO of Harley-Davidson since 2009,…

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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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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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Frank Kalman on “Breaking the Chain: The Benefits of Flat Leadership”

August 14, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Frank Kalman for Talent Management magazine during which he explains why implementing horizontal leadership doesn’t necessarily mean breaking with hierarchy, but it does require a shift in leaders’ mindsets.. To read…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 8/5/13)

August 11, 2013

  I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry David C. Robertson with…

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The $4 Million Teacher

August 5, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Amanda Ripley for The Wall Street Journal. South Korea’s students rank among the best in the world, and its top teachers can make a fortune. Can the U.S. learn from…

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John Mattone: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

July 29, 2013

John Mattone is known among leaders of Fortune 500 companies as a cutting-edge thinker in the areas of leadership and talent management. He is recognized by the Thinkers 50 as one of the world’s leading management thinkers and by Leadership…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 7/15/13)

July 21, 2013

  I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you:   BOOK REVIEWS On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling Michael Dirda Reading the Room: Group Dynamics for Coaches and…

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John Mattone: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

July 19, 2013

 John Mattone is known among leaders of Fortune 500 companies as a cutting-edge thinker in the areas of leadership and talent management. He is recognized by the Thinkers 50 as one of the world’s leading management thinkers and by Leadership…

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