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The Executive Checklist: A book review by Bob Morris

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The Executive Checklist: A Guide for Setting Direction and Managing Change James M. Spitzer Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution Harvard School of Public Health James M. Kerr Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and his leadership team Jeanne W.

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Sydney Finkelstein on why smart executives fail: An interview by Bob Morris

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He is Steven Ross Professor of Management at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. Peteraf,… Read More Sydney Finkelstein on why smart executives fail: An interview by Bob Morris. Sydney Finkelstein earned a Bcomm degree from Concordia University, an Msc. degree from the London School of Economics, and a PhD. Mitchell, M.

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Is your company’s executive education program any good?

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In fact, does your company even have an executive education program? What specifically is your company doing to help its executives develop and [.]. Long ago in response to parents’ protests about a recent tuition increase at Harvard, then president Derek Bok suggested, “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.”

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Jeff Weiner on “The Highest ROI Management Tool in Business”

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To read the complete article, please click here. * * * This image was recently emailed to one of the senior-most technology executives at LinkedIn. Bob''s blog entries Accel Management Co Be thoughtful Braxton Associates Deloitte and Touche Greylock Partners Inc. Network Division of Yahoo! Network Division of Yahoo!

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Drucker’s Lost Art of Management

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Here is a recent article from the Drucker Exchange (the Dx), an online resource that hosts an ongoing conversation about bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership.

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Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, on business culture, technology, and social issues

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More specifically, Google’s executive chairman discusses his strategies on hiring, meetings, mobile business, and jobs and education. To check out the video, audio, and text [.].

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Beware the Busy Manager

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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. * * * If you listen to executives, they’ll tell [.].