First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Here is an excerpt from article written by Daniel Margolis for Chief Learning Officer magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the Talent Management and/or CLO magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * To develop employee capability, Accenture’s learning is highly targeted and organized [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Here is an excerpt from another terrific 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. * * * Business owners pay incredible attention to detail — to [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The Darwin Economy: Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good Robert H. Frank Princeton University Press (2011) How and why “departures from rational choice” (with and without regret) have occurred and what to do about them Frankly, I expected this book to be about (for me, at least) incomprehensible economics and dull. Wrong on both counts, [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 20, 2011

A man is driving around the back woods of Montana, and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: ‘Talking Dog For Sale ‘ He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard. The man goes into the backyard and sees a nice [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 19, 2011

The Technology Fast 500™ is an annual ranking by Deloitte of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Award winners were selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2006 to 2010. For the 14th consecutive year, there are more software companies on the Technology Fast [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 19, 2011

The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies, Attract, Develop, and Keep Tomorrow’s Employees Today Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd Harper Business/An im print of HaroerCollins (2010) How and why the HR function has become so much more important than many (most?) C-level executives now realize The reference to “HR function” refers to anyone and anything [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 15, 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 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 based at Claremont [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Terry R. Bacon is a Scholar in Residence in the Korn/Ferry Institute. Previously, he was founder and CEO of Lore International Institute. He has a B.S. in engineering from West Point and a PhD in literary studies from The American University. He has also studied business and leadership at Goddard College, Roosevelt University, University of [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 19, 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. Companies with abundant mentoring opportunities are more likely to retain their people. To achieve this, offer a range of mentors for people at different career stages. Here are [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Tad Waddington is Director of Performance Measurement for Accenture. He received his PhD in Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistical Analysis from the University of Chicago. He is the co-author of Return on Learning: Training for High Performance at Accenture and the author of Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work, which [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 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 have a friend who thinks delivering a TED Talk is the holy [.].

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