Sat.Jan 21, 2012 - Fri.Jan 27, 2012

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Patrick Lencioni on “the three signs of a miserable job”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Recent research by highly-reputable firms such as Gallup and TowersWatson suggest that, on average, at least 70% of employees in a U.S. workplace are either passively engaged (“mailing it in”) or actively disengaged, undermining the success of operations. In his latest of six books, The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers [.].

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Competence/Great Skill PLUS Integrity/Character PLUS… – Thoughts on Finding/Hiring that “Rare Find”

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“Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while…” (Michael Jordan; “Rare Air”- the phrase was used as the title of a short volume by Michael Jordan, with photographs by Walter Iooss) ————— I miss Daniel Shorr. A newsman for over 60 years, he was active on NPR practically right up [.].

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Three Crucial Roles that Can Create Business Success (A Case Study about Apple from the NY Times)

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{This is prompted by a terrific article, with many images that add insight, in the New York Times about Apple: How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work by Charles Duhigg and Keith Bradsher. Both Tyler Cowen and Paul Krugman have praised this article. Cowen says it deserves one of the Sidney Awards from David Books: [.].

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

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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. 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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The New HR Analytics: A book review by Bob Morris

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The New HR Analytics: Predicting the Economic Value of Your Company’s Human Capital Investments Jac Fitz-enz AMACOM (2010) A brilliant explanation of “the first holistic, predictive management model and operating system for the HR function” Those who have read one or more of Jac Fitz-enz’s previously published books know that he possesses superior reasoning and [.].

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8 Reasons Your Employees Don’t Care

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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeff Haden for MoneyWatch, The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the MoneyWatch newsletters, please click here. * * * Pay only goes so far. Higher salaries are like the [.].

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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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