First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 11, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mike Prokopeak for Talent Management magazine online. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * The customer may always be right, but you better be [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 10, 2011

“I believe that any problem can be solved with a picture. And that anybody can draw it.” Dan Roam is the author of two international bestsellers, The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures and Unfolding the Napkin: The Hands-On Method for Solving Complex Problems with Simple Pictures, both published by [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 15, 2011

Here is an article written by Jeff Haden for BNET, 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 think LinkedIn is the most effective social media platform for professional and business [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 15, 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. Good designers see the world differently. Their unique views enable them to come up with new products and innovations that leave the rest of us envious. Here are [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 14, 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. Meetings, meetings, and more meetings! Don’t contribute to the dread. Next time you need to gather people together to advance your project, make sure you do the following [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 12, 2011

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article, written by Richard Rumelt and featured by The McKinsey Quarterly online. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * Bad strategy abounds, says UCLA management professor Richard Rumelt. Senior executives who can spot it stand a much better chance of creating good strategies. Horatio [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 9, 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 Jack Dangermond, founder and president of Esri, a company that develops geographic information systems and is based in Redlands, Calif. [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 9, 2011

Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change William Bridges DeCapo Lifelong Books (2009) Durable Insights…Practical Suggestions I read this book when it was first published (1991) and recently re-read it, curious to see how well Bridges’ ideas have held up since then. They remain rock-solid. His objective is to suggest how to “make the most [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 9, 2011

Here is a sequence of brief excerpts from an interview of David McCullough by Brian Bolduc, featured in The Wall Street Journal (June 18, 2011). To read the complete interview, please click here. * * * The popular historian David McCullough says textbooks have become “so politically correct as to be comic.” Meanwhile, the likes of [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 15, 2011

Surviving the Serengeti: 7 Skills To Master Business and Life Stefan Swanepoel John Wiley & Sons (2011) A parable for success that sometimes requires a perilous journey of self-discovery Fables may well be among the earliest forms of storytelling and remain popular among several business thinkers, notably Stephen Denning and Patrick Lencione. Personally, I have [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 15, 2011

HBR on Thriving in Emerging Markets Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) “The early bird may get the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese.” Steven Wright This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of articles that first appeared in HBR. In this instance, its ten articles focus on [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 14, 2011

Not everyone is aware of the fact that there is a wealth of priceless intellectual capital available at the website of The Paris Review. If you are seeking delicious brain food, look no further. “Founded in Paris by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen, and George Plimpton in 1953, The Paris Review began with a simple [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 13, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Alison Rose (Head of Cofrporate Coverage and Client Management, EMEA, Global Banking & Markets, Royal Bank of Scotland) 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 [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 12, 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 the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * The road to hell may or may not be [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 11, 2011

The Manager as Change Agent: A Practical Guide to Developing High-Performance People and Organizations Jerry Gilley, Scott Quatro, Erik Hoekstra, Doug Whittle, Ann Maycunich, Scott A. Quatro, Jerry W. Gilley, and Doug D. Whittle Basic Books (2001) Your Own Yellow Brick Road Awaits Don’t be deterred by the publication date. This book really does offer [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 13, 2011

Wired and Dangerous: How Your Customers Have Changed and What to Do About It Chip R. Bell and John R. Patterson Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2011) A comprehensive road map for the new landscape of customer relationships After carefully identifying the “what” of a customer relationship in Part One (Chapters 1-5), Chip Bell and John R. Patterson [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 13, 2011

Previously, I posted excerpts from articles that comprise a series sponsored by Harvard Business Review. Now, all of the articles plus other material have been published both in a single volume and as a PDF and the collection is for sale for only $19.95. To learn more about this book, please click here. * * [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 14, 2011

Here is an article written by Daniel Margolis for Talent Management magazine. 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. * * * The jobs numbers for June came out Friday and, as you may have already [.].

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