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MARCH 9, 2011

Here is an article written by Steve Tobak for BNET (February 10, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * Few historical figures are as divisive and polarizing as Niccolo [.].

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JANUARY 30, 2011

Here is an article written by Margaret Heffernan for BNET (January 27, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * When I meet with CEOs, I like to find out [.].

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JANUARY 17, 2013

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. Artwork: Tamar Cohen and Andrew J Buboltz, 2011 * * * When Jonathan Goldman [.]. Davenport and D.J. Patil for the Harvard Business Review.

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JANUARY 28, 2011

Bacon AMACOM (2011) Bacon explains his own model of power and influence: “There are five sources of power that stem from your position and participation in an organization: role power; resource power; information power, network power; and reputation.” The Elements of Power: Lessons on Leadership and Influence Terry R.

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MARCH 13, 2012

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? Here is an excerpt from an article written by Umair Haque for the Harvard Business Review blog. Mine: the proverbial best and worst [.].

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Taylor for BNET (January 4, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * Ever since the publication, nearly two decades ago, of [.]. Here is an article written by William C.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a lively article written by Jim Edwards for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network (February 14, 2011). To read the complete article, check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * The new [.]

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MARCH 25, 2011

Here is an article written by Herb Schaffner for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network (March 23, 2011). To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * Thousands of business books are published every year, so sometimes [.].

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Here is an excerpt of an article co-authored by Ram Charan and Michael Sisk for strategy+business magazine (February 7, 2011), published by Booz & Company.

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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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MARCH 21, 2011

Here is an article written by Jeff Haden for BNET (March 18, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. Haden includes a series of brief film clips from one of my five [.].

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AUGUST 24, 2011

The Power of Professionalism: The Seven Mind-Sets That Drive Performance and Build Trust Bill Wiersma Ravel Media (2011) An exceptional resource for anyone who openly declares and then fulfills a total commitment to excellence (however defined) I selected the title for this review of Bill Wiersma’s book after some research on the etymology of (..)

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dan Ariely for the Harvard Business Review (March 2011 issue). 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. * * * Imagine that you and I meet [.]

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JULY 20, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mel Stark and Mark Royal for Talent Management magazine (5/10/2011). To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * Experts from Hay Group, which partnered with [.].

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MARCH 12, 2011

Here is an article written by Herb Schaffner for BNET (March 7, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * You’re on your second cup of coffee, but you can’t [.].

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Here is an excerpt from still another outstanding article written by Richard Dobbs, James Manyika, and Charles Roxburgh, featured online by The McKinsey Quarterly (September 2011), published by McKinsey & Company.

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MARCH 27, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeff Haden for BNET (March 17, 2011) The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * Risk is a lot like speed. Our perception [.].

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MARCH 14, 2011

Here is an article written by Margaret Heffernan for BNET (March 3, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * Multi-tasking has become an epidemic.

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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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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Here is an article written by John Baldoni for BNET (February 17, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * When change initiatives fail, the culprit is often a lack [.]

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Here is another Industry News update featured online by Talent Management magazine, dated February 7, 2011. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to Talent Management and/or Chief Learning Officer magazine, please click here. * * * Manpower Inc.,

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AUGUST 1, 2011

Once again, McKinsey & Company’s Quarterly has made available an exceptionally valuable program to the general public: Experts discuss McKinsey’s research on “jobless recoveries” and ways to solve the longer-term US employment crisis (August 2011).

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MARCH 25, 2011

Here is an article written by Jeff Haden for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network (March 24, 2011). To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * It’s true: LeBron, D-Wade, and Chris Bosh can help you [.].

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MARCH 22, 2011

Here is an article written by Jeff Haden for BNET (March 21, 2011) The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * The intersection of talent and effort is a funny place. [.].

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MARCH 21, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by William Ellet 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. * * * [For more information, please visit [.].

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MARCH 14, 2011

Here is an article written by Steve Tobak for BNET (March 2, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * Apple’s culture is as distinct as its products are groundbreaking. [.].

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JANUARY 24, 2012

Here is an excerpt from still another outstanding article written by Lowell Bryan, John Horn, and Sven Smit, featured online by The McKinsey Quarterly (September 2011), published by McKinsey & Company.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Steve Tobak for BNET (February 14, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * I’ll never forget that meeting in the [.]

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AUGUST 26, 2011

Hurst’s review of The Economics of Enough, written by Diane Coyle and published by Princeton University Press, 2011. ?To To read the complete review and c heck out other resources provided by strategy+business magazine online, please click here. * * * Economist Diane Coyle, a visiting professor at the [.].

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Here is one of the posts by Simon Sinek (on July 27, 2011) at his blog, Re:Focus (Simple Ideas to Help You Thrive). To check out Simon’s other resources, please click here and you may also wish to visit here. * * [.]. Once you read it, I doubt if you will soon forget it…if ever.

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APRIL 6, 2011

Here is an article written by Wayne Turmel for BNET (March 28, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * One thing you always hear about remote teams is how [.].

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APRIL 1, 2011

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MARCH 24, 2011

Here is a mini-interview of Ross Guberman conducted by Nell Minow for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network (March 21, 2011). To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * The most important quality in an employee [.].

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MARCH 24, 2011

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MARCH 23, 2011

Here is an article written by Jessica Stillman for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network (March 9, 2011). To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * Some people relish a good verbal battle, while others (like [.].

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MARCH 29, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rosabeth Moss Kanter for the Harvard Business Review blog (March 28, 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. * * * Of course, sitting still can [.].

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