Sat.Jan 12, 2013

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Chasing Stars: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Chasing Stars: The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance Boris Groysberg Princeton University Press (2010) Why the productivity of some people “massively outstrips that of their colleagues” I cannot recall a prior time in U.S. business history when competition for talent was more severe than it is now and all indications suggest that [.].

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Haven’t Had Time to Read the Latest Business Books? This Could Really Help

First Friday Book Synopsis

You’ve heard the buzz about these, and other books. The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver is a best seller, and a much-needed guide for our data-overload era. The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything in Business is Patrick Lencioni’s first “non-fable,” and it is a valuable addition to our business understanding. (He is [.].

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