First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Tony Wagner that first appeared in Education Week (November 11, 2003). Don’t let the publication date fool you. If anything, his recommendations are even more urgently needed now than they were then. To read the complete article, please click here. © Tony Wagner * * [.].

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Education Article Simon System 75

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Kind regards, Ian 22 March Dear all, First, some breaking news: the winner of CMI's Management Book of the Year 2022 competition is… The Power of Difference: Where the Complexities of Diversity and Inclusion Meet Practical Solutions by Simon Fanshawe ( Kogan Page ). We’ve got an exclusive interview with Simon here !

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Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2012

In the Columbia shuttle disaster , junior engineers knew that there was critical foam damage on the shuttle, but they did not dare to speak up to more senior managers in a meeting on January 24, 2003. As Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon said , "a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention."

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Management Licensing Crisis Hedge 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

At SEC Solutions, we've been tracking how reps spend their time since 2003. But before you pine for the "good old days" when reps spent more time in the customer's office than in yours, what if we told you that having your reps spend less time face-to-face with your customers might actually be a good thing?

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B2B Simon Consensus Planning 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2013

Jacks of Simon Fraser University reviewed this evidence a few years ago along with before-and-after data from when futures trading in various commodities started , he still concluded that "futures markets are systematically associated with lower levels of commodity price volatility." A 1973 followup , however, was inconclusive.

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