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The Thought Leader Interview: David Kantor

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Here is Art Kleiner‘s Introduction to an interview of David Kantor, an eminent systems therapist who says that learning to recognize the hidden patterns in conversation is the first step toward more effective executive leadership.

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Clayton Christensen on “The Discipline of Managing Disruption”

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a primary task of leadership is asking questions that anticipate great challenges. Here is a brief excerpt from an interview conducted by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine, published by Bain & Company. Bob''s blog entries “How Will You Measure Your Life?"

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3 Startup Financing Myths You Should Avoid

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I personally blame my MIT classmate Aileen Lee, formerly with Kleiner Perkins, who coined the term Unicorn , a private company valued at over a billion dollars. Some people blame it on Justin Timberlake (playing Sean Parker) in the movie The Social Network , who famously said that one million wasn’t cool, one billion was.

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Prompt, Precise Performance Reviews

Tony Mayo

Appraisals , For Executives , Management , Productivity blog comments powered by Disqus « The Irony of Positive Thinking Hsee’s Happiness Heuristics » Tony Mayo, Top Executive Coach, is located in Reston, Virginia 20190 Ranked in Top 3% by Technorati & Alexa ! Cohen Popularity: 1% [ ? Use any phone!

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 12/10/12)

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How to Create Leadership at Every Level L. I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Turn the Ship Around!: David Marquet The Dawn of Innovation: The First American Industrial Revolution Charles R. Morris Selling to China: A Guide to Doing Business in China [.].

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The Thought Leader Interview: Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

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Kets de Vries by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine (Mqy 10, 2010), published by Booz & Company. To read the complete interview, please click here. * * * INSEAD’s expert on leadership development clarifies how self-awareness can break the destructive pattern of corporate narcissism.

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The Capitalist Philosophers: A book review by Bob Morris

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The Capitalist Philosophers: The Geniuses of Modern Business–Their Lives, Times, and Ideas Andrea Gabor Times Business (2000) A brilliant discussion of thirteen “geniuses of modern business” While preparing questions for another interview, I recently re-read this book (published in 2000) in which Andrea Gabor focuses on Frederick (..)