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“Set-up-to-Fail,” Shame on You, Bad for All – “Set-up-to-Succeed,” Good on You, Good for All

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AUGUST 18, 2011

Here are your two choices. You can set someone up to succeed. or You can set someone up to fail. In Encouraging the Heart, Kouzes and Posner describe the danger of the “Set-up-to-fail” syndrome. The set-up-to-fail syndrome “is self-fulfilling and self-reinforcing – it is the quintessential vicious circle…” High expectations or low expectations both influence [.].

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3 Ways to Get the Most from Your Team

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AUGUST 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. Contrary to popular belief, teams are not always the best way to get work done. Problems with coordination, competition, and motivation can undermine even the most well-designed and [.].

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How Not to Win the 2012 Super Bowl

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AUGUST 18, 2011

On February 5, 2012 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, a Super Bowl Champion will be crowned. I do not know which team will win, although, though I am a Cowboys fan, you almost have to root for Manning and the Colts at their home field. But I know that every team in the [.].

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All In or Don’t Bother

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AUGUST 15, 2011

Here is a recent blog post by Josh Linkner, author of Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity. With all due respect to the value of effort and even best effort, Josh is really talking about a mindset that many affirm but few develop: faith in the power of 100% best effort. “In [.].

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Andrew C. Boynton: An interview by Bob Morris

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AUGUST 13, 2011

Andy Boynton is Dean of Boston College’s Carroll School of Management. At Boston College, he works with terrific faculty and staff to build a business school that creates knowledge and shapes leaders for the future. Prior to joining Boston College, Boynton was a professor of strategy and leadership at the International Institute for Management Development [.].

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The Essential Advantage: A book review by Bob Morris

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AUGUST 18, 2011

The Essential Advantage: How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi Harvard Business Review Press (2011) The strategic power of coherence According to Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi in the first chapter, to achieve and then sustain a competitive advantage, a company “must be resolutely focused and clear-minded about three critical [.].

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Reinventing the Wheel: A book review by Bob Morris

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AUGUST 16, 2011

Reinventing the Wheel: The Science of Creating Lifetime Customers Chris Zane Ben Bella Books (2011) How to establish and then sustain long-term (if not lifetime) customer relationships What we have in this book is a personal account by the founder and CEO of Zane’s Cycles. It began when Chris Zane was 12 and repairing bikes [.].

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Movers and Shakers: Ellen Galinsky, Co-Founder and President, Families and Work Institute

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AUGUST 18, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Ellen Galinsky (Co-Founder and President, Families and Work Institute) 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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2 Ways to Spot Industry-Changing Trends

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AUGUST 17, 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. All leaders want to know what trends will shape the future of their industries before they happen. To spot them early, you can’t mingle with the usual suspects [.].

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Rediscovering Steinbeck at the Mayeux Family Reunion

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AUGUST 16, 2011

I just got back from our now annual family reunion in Natchitoches, Louisiana. We talked, and ate, and talked, and ate… You know the routine. I ate gator, and shrimp, and brisket, and home-made ice cream (Yes, I went back for seconds thirds fourths. I ate at least one full week’s worth of calories in [.].

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Kenny Chesney (Country Singer, Songwriter, and C.E.O) in “The Corner Office”

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AUGUST 14, 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 Kenny Chesney (Country Singer, Songwriter, and C.E.O) who manages an overall staff of about 150 employees. He says, “I don’t [.].

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Remember the Cube

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AUGUST 13, 2011

James M. Kouzes is co-author (with Barry Z. Posner) of The Leadership Challenge. In the brief article that follows, featured by Booz & Company’s strategy+business magazine, he introduces a passage on the importance of remembering where you started that appears in From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership, by Harry M.

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The Toyota Way: A book review by Bob Morris

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AUGUST 13, 2011

The Toyota Way Jeffrey Liker McGraw-Hill (2003) To understand Toyota’s success, first understand its DNA I read this book when it was first published in 2004 and recently re-read it, curious to know how well Jeffrey Liker’s explanation of Toyota’s management principles and lean production values have held up. My conclusion? Very well.

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Should math be taught in schools?

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AUGUST 13, 2011

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

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Three Industry Trends in Talent Management That You Need to Know About

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AUGUST 19, 2011

Here is an excerpt from article written by Sharon Daniels and Robert Vulpis 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. * * * Against the backdrop of a fragile economy, here are [.].

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The Set-Up-To-Fail Syndrome: A book review by Bob Morris

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AUGUST 18, 2011

The Set-Up-To-Fail Syndrome: How Good Managers Cause Great People to Fail Jean-Francois Manzoni (Author), Jean-Louis Barsoux Harvard Business Press (2002) The Negative Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Note: I recently re-read this book while preparing questions for an interview and was amazed, frankly, how relevant the key insights in this book are to those in other books published [.].

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Great Again: A book review by Bob Morris

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AUGUST 17, 2011

Great Again: Revitalizing America’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Henry R. Northhaft Harvard Business Press (2011) Why are so many middle-class communities being “hollowed out&# ? With David Kline’s assistance, Henry R. Nothhaft responds to the question posed as well as to another: “What to do about the ‘hollowed out’ middle class&# ?

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How to Lead With Courage

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AUGUST 17, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Bill Treasurer 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. * * * In today’s work world — particularly during times of stress [.].

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Jeff Dyer on “How to think like an innovator”

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AUGUST 15, 2011

Here is a brief (7:02 minute) excerpt from a videotaped interview of Jeff Dyer during which he outlines the four ways leaders come up with their great ideas. Dyer is a professor at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management and co-author of The Innovator’s DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators, co-authored with Hal B. [.].

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Joe’s Journal: On Work and Human Nature

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AUGUST 13, 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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5 Behaviors Great Bosses Never Do

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AUGUST 19, 2011

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding 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. * * * What you don’t do can make as much or sometimes [.].

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Launch: A book review by Bob Morris

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AUGUST 19, 2011

Launch: How to Quickly Propel Your Business Beyond the Competition Michael A. Stelzner John Wiley & Sons (2011) If your product, service, project, or business were a rocket…. Where to begin? Unlike Michael Stelzner’s previous book, Writing White Papers, this one has a much wider focus as he explains • Why most marketing initiatives fail [.].

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Beyond Performance: A book review by Bob Morris

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AUGUST 15, 2011

Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage Scott Keller and Colin Price John Wiley & Sons (2011) How to achieve and then sustain both outstanding leadership and management throughout the given enterprise Scott Keller and Colin Price acknowledge that although there is a “multitude” of books about business leadership and management already in [.].

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Onboarding: A book review by Bob Morris

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AUGUST 17, 2011

Onboarding: How to Get Your New Employees Up to Speed in Half the Time George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut John Wiley & Sons (2009) To the best of my knowledge, there is no better single source for expert guidance on onboarding. As George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut explain in the first chapter of this book, [.].

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“Set-up-to-Fail,” Shame on You, Bad for All – “Set-up-to-Succeed,” Good on You, Good for All

3 Ways to Get the Most from Your Team

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How Not to Win the 2012 Super Bowl

All In or Don’t Bother

Andrew C. Boynton: An interview by Bob Morris

The Essential Advantage: A book review by Bob Morris

Reinventing the Wheel: A book review by Bob Morris

Movers and Shakers: Ellen Galinsky, Co-Founder and President, Families and Work Institute

2 Ways to Spot Industry-Changing Trends

Rediscovering Steinbeck at the Mayeux Family Reunion

Kenny Chesney (Country Singer, Songwriter, and C.E.O) in “The Corner Office”

Remember the Cube

The Toyota Way: A book review by Bob Morris

Should math be taught in schools?

Three Industry Trends in Talent Management That You Need to Know About

The Set-Up-To-Fail Syndrome: A book review by Bob Morris

Great Again: A book review by Bob Morris

How to Lead With Courage

Jeff Dyer on “How to think like an innovator”

Joe’s Journal: On Work and Human Nature

5 Behaviors Great Bosses Never Do

Launch: A book review by Bob Morris

Beyond Performance: A book review by Bob Morris

Onboarding: A book review by Bob Morris

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