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How Should Change Leadership and Common Good Intersect?

Thin Difference

Rogers (2003) described diffusion as a social change, altering structures and embracing new ideas. Lowney (2003) discusses heroism as an important leadership trait, mixing a balance of dreamer and pragmatist. Rogers (2003) points out the essential nature of credibility in being a change agent, embracing knowledge and safety.

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Why Are You Always Late?

Coaching Tip

A study published in 2012 in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes found that prompting people to mentally picture a task from the perspective of an outside observer caused them to make more realistic predictions about how long the tasks might take, said Dr. Roger Buehler, the lead author of the study.

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12 Great Quotes about Character Strength

Building Personal Strength

It''s what resides inside. " - Fred Rogers, American TV host (1928-2003) "The most important of life''s battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul." - David O. I find these quotes to be particularly inspiring. "It''s It''s not the honors and not the titles and not the power that is of ultimate importance.

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Love Is the Killer App: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends Tim Sanders Crown Business (2003) Note: Here is a review of a book I read when it was first published in 2003. I recently re-read it prior to reading and reviewing Sanders’ latest, Today We Are Rich: Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence. [.].

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Henry Chesbrough: A second interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

His landmark book Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology (2003) articulated a new paradigm for industrial research and development. Chesbrough is Adjunct Professor, Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and Executive Director of its Center for Open Innovation.

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The Real Reason Baseball Players Make So Much Money

Harvard Business Review

Almost 10 years ago, Roger Martin wrote a short essay for HBR called " Capital Versus Talent. " It seemed to describe 2009, not 2003. It's really by Roger Martin. I read it for the first time in 2009 and had to double-check the date of publication. It had to do with a reordering of the social contract. It has my name on it.

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Shareholder Capitalism Is Dead

Harvard Business Review

As Roger Martin and Mihnea Moldoveanu explained in HBR back in 2003 , it's all gets down to supply and demand. When those pressures ended in the 1970s, corporate raiders and other interventions stepped in to give investors newfound power. But not for long. Big companies have plenty of capital at hand.

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