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Michael Nanfito: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Michael Nanfito is the executive director at the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE). He has a background in networked information resources and technology-related entrepreneurial activity, ranging from the development of large data-driven web environments to consulting for […].

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Six Drucker Questions that Simplify a Complex Age

Harvard Business Review

In 1981, Peter Drucker delivered a lecture at New York University titled “ Managing the Increasing Complexity of Large Organizations.” But, as was his wont, Drucker didn’t just provide answers. This “may be the most important question,” Drucker advised. How do you organize your entrepreneurial within the managerial?” “How

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Meet My Next Group of Coaches!

Marshall Goldsmith

Herminia Ibarra – Thinkers 50 #8 Management Thinker 2015-17, #1 Leadership Thinker 2013-15, Professor at London Business School, former professor Harvard, best-selling author of Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career. Human Resources & Leadership Development Professionals—Cohort 1.

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I Joined Airbnb at 52, and Here’s What I Learned About Age, Wisdom, and the Tech Industry

Harvard Business Review

The tech sector, which has become as famous for toxic company cultures as for innovation, and as well-known for human resource headaches as for hoodie-wearing CEOs, could use a little of the mellowness and wisdom that comes with age. Management theorist Peter Drucker was famously curious. That’s when Airbnb came calling.

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The IT Conversation We Should Be Having

Harvard Business Review

The Conversation is also a 1974 film by Francis Ford Coppola whose themes include the role of technology in society and being so focused on what you are doing that you forget why you are doing it and become oblivious to what is happening around you. made me break out in cold sweats. CIOs today must adapt or risk being marginalized.

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China Needs a New Generation of Dreamers (and New Dreams)

Harvard Business Review

Google’s Larry Page and Eric Schmidt are investors in Planetary Resources, devoted to Asteroid mining. To quote Peter Drucker, “The purpose of an organization is to make ordinary people do extraordinary things.” We live in a time when many of the great entrepreneurs are associated with dramatic dreams.

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Why Strong Customer Relationships Trump Powerful Brands

Harvard Business Review

Some have predicted that digital technologies will hasten the demise of brands because customers will have ready access to information they need to make purchase decisions, and “brand” will therefore become less relevant. This trend is powerfully reinforced by digital technologies. Marketing Branding Customers'

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