Mon.Sep 19, 2011

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Economic Growth and Civility – There is a Connection

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When people have more – more money, more resources – they are less likely to come apart as a society. With economic growth, people are more likely to work together well, get along with each other, and accomplish greater things. When there is good economic growth, people practice civility. This is the view of Benjamin [.].

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Changing companies’ minds about women

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Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which Joanna Barsh and Lareina Yee explain how and why leaders who are serious about getting more women into senior management need a hard-edged approach to overcome the invisible barriers holding them back. To read the [.].

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Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer: An interview by Bob Morris

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Teresa Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration and a Director of Research at Harvard Business School and co-author of The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work. Originally educated as a chemist, Teresa received her doctorate in psychology from Stanford University. She studies how everyday [.].

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Darwin, the Market Whiz

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Here is an excerpt from an especially interesting article written by Robert H. Frank that was featured in The New York Times (Sunday, September 18, 2011). To read the complete article, please click here. * * * Since Darwin, the pioneering naturalist, never thought of himself as an economist, the question seems absurd. Yet his [.].

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Beware of the 3 Double-Edged Traits of High-Achievers

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Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. Being a high-achiever can be rewarding, but many smart, ambitious professionals are still less satisfied than they should be. This is because many of the behaviors that help [.].