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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ron Ashkenas for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * How well do you ask questions? From my experience, most [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. “Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.” To read the complete article, [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Here’s a brief video (just under 7 minutes) of Mr. Rogers about children, his program… reminding us of some of what is most important. From his testimony to the Senate, 1969. (This was sent in by a reader to Andrew Sullivan’s blog - “The Good Neighbor”). Filed under: Randy's blog entries Tagged: Mr. Rogers, priorities.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Thanks to Bloomberg UTV, here is a rare opportunity to share what Ratan Naval Tata has to say about Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value, recently published by Harvard Business Review Press. In this book on leadership, five Harvard veterans (Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote, Tobias Fredberg, and Flemming Norrgren) [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan: How to Take Charge, Build Your Team, and Get Immediate Results George B. Bradt, Jayme A. Check, and Jorge E. Pedraza John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2009) “Finis origine pendet” (The end depends on the beginning.) The aphorism offered by Latin poet Marcus Manilius would be an appropriate core [.].

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