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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Once again and to its great credit, The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey and Company, has created online access the Top Ten articles for third quarter (2011) as selected by its readers. In case you missed them, you can now check them out and join the conversation. Here are brief descriptions [.].

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JUNE 3, 2012

According to the Quarterly‘s readers, these are the five best articles published in 2011. For more than half a century, The McKinsey Quarterly has shaped and informed the top management agenda.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

With just days to go until the end of 2011 (Where did the year go???), legendary film critic Roger Ebert has announced his top 20 movies of the year. Just as you’d expect from Ebert, his list runs the gamut from mainstream blockbusters to more obscure foreign or arthouse projects — with enough in the [.].

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

Here is the October, 2011 New York Times Best Sellers Hardcover Business Books list. As I regularly note, there are some “long-time” titles on this list (Drive; Delivering Happiness; 4-Hour Workweek; Strenghts-Based Leadership). But there are some new titles this month.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

Here is the New York Times Hardcover Business Bestsellers list for September, 2011. A couple of observations: we clearly still want to know just what caused the financial meltdown, and we keep looking for explanations. And, personal and finance books seem to be in need. There are a lot of “still on the list” books: [.].

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Here is the New York Times Hardcover Business Books Best Sellers List for August, 2011. The surprise is Tomatoland arriving at #5. I have read the sample download on iBooks, and it is terrific. It is: the story of tomatoes and the story of the tomato business. It is s a business book, and a [.].

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

New York: Harper, 2011). Jeanne Meister and Karie Willyerd recently published an HR-focused book, The 2020 workplace: How innovative companies attract, develop, and keep tomorrow’s employees today. (New I presented a synopsis of [.].

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FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Here’s the New York Times Hardcover Business Best Sellers, published: February 4, 2011. Two books that we presented quite a while back at the First Friday Book Synopsis (Outliers, presented two years ago, January, 2009 & The 4-Hour Workweek, presented nearly three years ago, March 2008) are still #s 2 & 3 (actually, tied for [.].

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NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Here is the New York Times Hardcover Business Books Best Sellers List for November, 2011. The new Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson made the immediate jump to number 1, and it is also number 1 on the Nonfiction list. For most of the past week, it has been #s 1, 2, and 3, with [.].

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JUNE 4, 2011

Here is the list of Hardcover Business Best Sellers from the New York Times for June, 2011. Except for finance Books, and a few others, we present most of these business best sellers at the First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas. (Our Our next session is on July 8 – the 2nd Friday of July, because [.].

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

These continue to sell, as does The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow (published October, 2011). Randy''s blog entries' Outliers by Malcom Gladwell is back at #1, and Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg is on the list (at #10). And here […].

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JULY 3, 2011

Here’s the July 1, 2011 New York Times Hardcover Business Best Sellers – with the financial meltdown back in the top spot. Each month, I post this list. The new #1 is another look at the players and the disastrous mistakes that led to the massive financial meltdown. At the First Friday Book Synopsis, our [.].

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

If you are in the DFW area tomorrow, come join us for the September 2, 2011 First Friday Book Synopsis. Karl Krayer will present his synopsis of: Those guys have all the fun: Inside the world of ESPN by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales and Randy Mayeux will present his synopsis of: Knowing Your [.].

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Tom Stewart is Booz & Company’s Chief Marketing & Knowledge Officer. In a recent email update, he asks several intriguing questions: Are there CEOs anywhere in the world who want their companies to become less innovative? Is anyone calling on employees to do a better job of thinking inside the box?

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JUNE 14, 2011

I have signed up to receive email alerts from Profiles International, a firm that offers assessment solutions that enable organizations to select the right people and ?develop develop them to their full potential, including pre-screening, job matching, onboarding, managing performance, and maximizing potential.

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AUGUST 22, 2014

Yesterday, at the Urban Engagement Book Club for CitySquare, I presented a synopsis of this book: NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics), Cambridge University Press, 2011, by Tamara Kay I present synopses of business books every month (at the First […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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DECEMBER 31, 2011

(Personal note – call this a bit of a rambling reflection on the close of 2011. This is just me, kind of thinking out loud). I went to a couple of movies this week. That should not be a big deal to note – but, you see, I haven’t been to many movies for quite [.].

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OCTOBER 7, 2013

In his research working with more than 400 individuals, he found several key attributes of those who describe themselves as “lucky”: 1. They harness the power of curiosity well. They are creative and curious, in some instances insatiably curious to increase […].

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AUGUST 13, 2011

What do Miss USA 2011 contestants think? Filed under: Bob's blog entries Tagged: Miss USA 2011, Should math be taught in schools? To share their opinions, please click here.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

The Technology Fast 500™ is an annual ranking by Deloitte of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Award winners were selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2006 to 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Aeon Alex Webb/Magnum Baudrémont Boston College Children at Play: An American History (2007) France Free to Learn (2013) Howard Chudacoff Le Grandes Meaulnes Meuse Peter Gray on "The play deficit" Psychology (2011)' You can see a selection of Aeon’s most popular essays by […].

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APRIL 23, 2013

Bob''s blog entries CBS MoneyWatch Christian Stadler Financial Times Best Business Book 2011 Margaret Heffernan MIT Sloan Management Review Steve Jobs The CBS Interactive Business Network the perils of narcissistic leaders Why you should avoid charismatic leaders Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril'

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MAY 18, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Amazon Carnegie Mellon CBS MoneyWatch Does it matter where you went to school? Financial Times Best Business Book 2011 Jennifer Boden Margaret Heffernan Michigan The CBS Interactive Business Network Wharton Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril' Where they […].

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Schaefer is author of The Tao of Twitter: Changing Your Life and Business 140 Characters at a Time (2011), Return On Influence (2012), and Born to Blog: Building Your Blog for Personal and Business Success One Post at a Time (2013) as well as a globally-recognized educator, speaker, business consultant, and author. His [.].

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OCTOBER 19, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Albert Einstein and ECCI XII (Faro (2011). He worked as a marketer in the fast moving consumer goods sector and switched to consulting at Ernst & Young Consulting and Boer & Croon Strategy & Management Group.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

But, the novel by Nicholas Sparks, The Best of Me (Grand Central Publishing, 2011), pushed me to the limit. Karl''s blog entries Britt Robertson Grand Central Publishing James Marsden Melissa Benoist Michelle Monaghan Netflix Nicholas Sparks Scott Eastwood The Best of Me' I won’t possibly spoil the ending for you, but […].

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MARCH 13, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Umair Haque 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. * * * So, how’s your 2011 been? Mine: the proverbial best and worst [.].

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APRIL 1, 2011

In case you missed them, these articles have been most popular with the McKinsey Quarterly‘s readers in the first quarter of this year. STRATEGY Have you tested your strategy lately? Ten timeless tests can help you kick the tires on your strategy, and kick up the level of strategic dialogue throughout your company. Click [.].

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JUNE 27, 2011

He is the author of Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity, published by Jossey-Bass (2011), one of two books featured at First Friday’s July meeting. “In addition to my blog, you’ll find free videos, quizzes, articles, eBooks [.].

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Management Tips from Harvard Business Review Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) 150 “tips”…almost unlimited “icebergs” Here are 150 “Management Tips of the Day” that have been featured by the Harvard Business Review blog ([link] On average, each has a total word count of about 50 and is best viewed as a reminder rather [.].

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MARCH 16, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Francis Gouillart for the Harvard Business Review blog (March 9, 2011). To read the complete article, check out other articles and resources, and/or sign up for a free subscription to Harvard Business Review’s Daily Alerts, please click here. * * * There is a major trend [.].

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JULY 1, 2011

In case you missed them, see which articles have been most popular with The McKinsey Quarterly‘s readers in the second quarter of this year. Here are the first five. To learn which articles ranked #6-10 and read any/all of the ten articles, please click here. * * * 1. STRATEGY Sparking creativity in teams: [.].

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done Peter Bregman Business Plus/Hatchette Book Group (2011) Do you need a FIND ME button for your life? I have been following Peter Bregman’s HBR blog posts for several years and consider him one of the most thoughtful and most [.]. Look no further.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

John Bernard is the author of Business at the Speed of NOW, published by John Wiley & Sons in December of 2011. He’s a top-rated speaker for the Conference Board, discussion leader on the Harvard Business Review blog, and his monthly newspaper column is syndicated to 41 Business Journals across the U.S. For 30 years [.].

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MARCH 19, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Adam Richardson for the Harvard Business Review blog (March 7, 2011). To read the complete article, check out other articles and resources, and/or sign up for a free subscription to Harvard Business Review’s Daily Alerts, please click here. * * * We recently hosted at frog [.].

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APRIL 12, 2013

Watts Crown Business ((2011) “Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.” Bob''s blog entries Antifragile (2013) “Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it” “the invisibility of the obvious” Crown Business Douglas J. Everything Is Obvious: How Common Sense Fails Us Douglas J.

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MAY 28, 2011

How are technology leaders helping their organizations adapt to the accelerating change and complexity that mark today’s competitive and economic landscape? To find out, IBM interviewed 3,018 CIOs, spanning 71 countries and 18 industries. Public and private sector CIOs described both the challenges and opportunities from increasing complexity.

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