Thu.Jan 26, 2012

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When and Why You Should Stop Emailing and Pick up the Phone

First Friday Book Synopsis

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. Email has fundamentally changed the way we interact. But, it cannot replace live conversation. This especially applies when resolving a conflict or communicating an important business decision. [.].

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Learn How to Think Different(ly)

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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeff Dyer and Hal Gregersen 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. * * * In the Economist review of our book, [.].

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Stretch Goals: Do’s & Don’ts

First Friday Book Synopsis

In Built to Last, Jim Collins and Jerry Porras urge business leaders to set what they characterize as BHAGs: Big Hairy Audacious Goals. That is, an “audacious 10-to-30-year goal to progress toward an envisioned future.” A true BHAG is clear and compelling, serves as unifying focal point of effort, and acts as a clear catalyst [.].

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