First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 11, 2011

One Possibility About six months ago, a friend of mine (let’s call him Adrian) began to track blog posts at this website, not only mine but also those by other members of the FFBS blog team. He contacted me recently to provide an update on his latest adventures in the vineyards of free enterprise. He [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 11, 2011

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * When people think of mentoring, they often think of a one-on-one relationship between a more experienced executive and a young upstart. [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 11, 2011

Here is an excerpt of an interview of Annie Barrows by Danielle Marshall for the Powell’s Books website. To read the complete interview and interviews of other prominent authors, please click here. * * * Strange how life works. Mary Ann Shaffer, a long-time bookseller, librarian, and book lover, took a trip to Guernsey, a [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 10, 2011

(personal note: this is the longest I’ve gone without much blogging activity. My apology — I had a little health set back {it seems ok now} — and I’ve been playing catch-up, not all that successfully, for a while. Hopefully, by next week, I’ll be back to normal). ——- cro·ny·ism noun -n?-?i-z?m: partiality to cronies…without [.].

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MARCH 10, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Tiffany Dufu (President, The White House Project) written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. “Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 9, 2011

WordPress Theme Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Professional WordPress Themes Tessa Blakely Silver Packt Publishing Ltd. (2008) For the layman, a helpful explanation and demonstration of how to develop, create, and enhance WP themes Presumably many others are also in circumstances comparable with mine: I am working with people who have been retained to [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 8, 2011

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription, to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Handing off projects is essential in today’s fast-paced work world. But, it can be a nerve-wracking task. Does the new [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 8, 2011

John Medina is a developmental molecular biologist focused on the genes involved in human brain development and the genetics of psychiatric disorders. He has spent most of his professional life as a private research consultant, working primarily in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries on research related to mental health. He holds joint affiliate faculty appointments [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 8, 2011

The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability Roger Connors, Tom Smith, and Caig Hickman Portfolio/Penguin Group (2004) Note: I recently re-read this book while formulating questions fir an interview of its co-authors and found it even more relevant now than I did when first reading it. The material provides a “yellow brick [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 7, 2011

HBR’s Ten Must Reads on Strategy Various contributors Harvard Business Press (2011) How to create “a unique and valuable position” by deciding what to do…and not do This volume is one of several in a new series of anthologies of articles that initially appeared in the Harvard Business Review, in this instance from 1960 until [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 6, 2011

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription, to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Dismissing an employee is a stressful and challenging task. Unfortunately, the difficulties don’t always end when he’s out the door. Employees, [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 6, 2011

As all supervisors already know, employees can be either positively or negatively engaged. The former are evangelists; the later are subversives. The challenge is to develop and then retain the number of evangelists. How? The Container Store is among very few companies that know the answer. It continues to hire at each of its 47 [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 6, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Heidi Grant Halvorson for the Harvard Business Review blog. 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. * * * Why have you been so successful in [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 5, 2011

HBR’s 10 Must Reads: On Managing People Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) Why and how to manage yourself so that you can then manage others effectively This volume is one of several in a new series of anthologies of articles that initially appeared in the Harvard Business Review, in this instance from 1980 [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 11, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Kevin P. Coyne and Shawn T. Coyne, featured by The McKinsey Quarterly website (March 2011). The magazine is published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other material, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Most attempts at brainstorming [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 10, 2011

More specifically, what’s in a domain name? Organizations frequently register their name and add a dot com (e.g. Amazon.com or Microsoft.com) and that seems to work out just fine for them. My own is bobmorris.biz and others have dot net or dot org. Some organizations have encountered unexpectedly serious problems when selecting a domain name. [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 10, 2011

Here is a recent article in the “Industry News&# series posted online at Talent Management magazine’s website (February 14, 2011). To check out all the articles and sign up for a free subscription to Talent Management and/or Chief Learning Officer magazine, please click here. * * * A committed relationship requires two individuals who are [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 9, 2011

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription, to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * When your good idea meets resistance, you may be tempted to push your agenda harder, convinced you can enlighten your [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 9, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Walter Kiechel for the Harvard Business Review blog. 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. * * * Like Satan in the book of Job, [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 8, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Linda Rappaport (Partner, Shearman & Sterling) written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. “Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 7, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sarah Green or the Harvard Business Review blog. 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. * * * This slideshow is based on Failure to Communicate: [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 6, 2011

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Marjorie Kaplan, president of the Animal Planet and Science networks, who says true creativity comes from the ability to tolerate [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 5, 2011

Here is a terrific article written by John Horn for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, and featured online (March 2011). To read the complete article and check out the wealth of free resources as well as obtain subscription I formation, please click here. * * * War games can be a powerful [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 5, 2011

Here is the latest post by Joseph A. Maciariello featured in the Joe’s Journal series at the Drucker Exchange (DX) sponsored by the Drucker Institute. The Drucker Exchange (the DX) is a platform for bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership. It is produced by the Drucker Institute, a think tank and action tank [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 10, 2011

WordPress Theme Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Professional WordPress Themes Tessa Blakely Silver Packt Publishing Ltd. (2008) For the layman as well as for the high-skilled technician/designer, Tessa Blakely Silver really does provide a helpful explanation and demonstration of how to develop, create, and enhance WP themes. Presumably many others are also in circumstances [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 10, 2011

Although Jeff Fox is known for his business advice, and writings on business, he was recently approached by a start-up sports magazine to give his opinion on the looming NFL work stoppage and the future of the New York Yankees. Here is what he had to say. * * * There will not be an [.].

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MARCH 10, 2011

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR online newsletters, please click here. * * * The most successful businesses often thrive because of their talent. Getting the best people should be at the top of [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 8, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article (“Why Bezos Was Surprised by Kindle’s Success”) written by Daniel Lyons that was featured by Newsweek.com on December 21, 2009. In it, Jeff Bezos shares his thoughts about printed and digital books following the launch of Amazon’s electronic reader, the Kindle. “The book really has had a 500-year [.].

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