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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

In the June 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review, “The Paradox of Excellence,” Thomas J. DeLong and Sara DeLong explain how and why high achievers often undermine their leadership by being afraid to show their limitations. Here are some behaviors that, although they may help someone to achieve success, can also get in the way. [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Amanda Steinberg (Founder and CEO, DailyWorth) 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 [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article that appeared in The New York Times (September 2, 2011). It is a review written by Steven Pinker of Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney’s Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, published by Penguin Press. To read the complete review, please click here. * * * Ever since [.].

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Here is a recent post by Richard Rumelt. He is the author of one of two books to be discussed at the next FFBS session, Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters and the Harry and Elsa Kunin Professor of Business and Society at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. I urge you [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Squirrel Inc.: A Fable of Leadership through Storytelling Stephen Denning Josey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2004) Nuts R Us Think about it. Who are among the greatest storytellers throughout history? My own list includes Homer, Plato, Chaucer, Aesop, Jesus, Dante, Boccaccio, the Brothers Grimm, Confucius, Abraham Lincoln, Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), Joel Chandler [.].

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