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APRIL 9, 2011

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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AUGUST 23, 2013

“Walking around management” is one of several core competencies that are featured in Tom Peters and Bob Waterman’s business classic, In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies, published by Harper & Row (1986).

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

To read the complete interview, please click here. * * * Managing author Henry Mintzberg believes that to improve business schools, we must first understand the essence of what managers do. Here is an excerpt from an interview of Henry Mintzberg by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine (March 15, 2010).

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APRIL 17, 2016

David Burkus is a best-selling author, an award-winning podcaster, and management professor. In 2015, he was named one of the emerging thought leaders most likely to shape the future of business by Thinkers50, the world’s premier ranking of management thinkers.

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APRIL 12, 2012

To read the complete article and check out the wealth of resources, please click here. * * * Who is the most influential living management thinker? It is featured at the Thinkers50 website. That [.].

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MARCH 16, 2015

It is no longer socially acceptable to dump employees on the heap of unemployed… The basic cause of sickness in American industry and resulting unemployment is failure of top management to manage. Randy''s blog entries'

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MAY 24, 2011

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. Both new and experienced managers can struggle with how be involved in their employees’ work without micromanaging. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here.

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

My blog posts continue to feature Randy Mayeux’s workshop on November 12 for Managing Change in Richardson. Karl''s blog entries Creative Communication Network Managing Change Randy Mayeux resists change' Click HERE for details. This section comes directly from the workbook […].

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APRIL 8, 2011

To check out the article and an abundance of other resources as swell as obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * There are as many management [.].

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JUNE 1, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Harvard Business Review HBR Blog Network HBR email alerts Hogan Assessment Systems John Irving: "the reason I can work so hard at my writing is that it''s not work for me" London School of Economics Mark Zuckerberg metaprofiling.com.

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APRIL 24, 2013

Crisis Management: Planning for the Inevitable Steven Fink Backinprint.com After So Many Years, Still Relevant and Invaluable I read this book when it was first published in 1989 and decided to re-read its paperbound edition (2000), curious to learn to what extent it had been update. Significantly.

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JULY 4, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Valerie Pelan for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * Half the battle in dealing with tough office personalities is [.].

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JULY 19, 2011

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. If an employee’s success is intricately linked to how good his boss is, shouldn’t everyone have the right to competent management? To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here.

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a thought-provoking article written by Dan Bowling for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * At the risk of ending my career as a blogger [.].

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APRIL 8, 2011

I have just read and will soon review The New Edge in Knowledge: How Knowledge Management Is Changing the Way We Do Business, co-authored by Carla O’Dell and Cindy Hubert. In Chapter 3, they identify and discuss “Five Basic Tenets of Knowledge Management.” Here they are: “1. The KM strategy is based on balancing people, [.].

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MAY 11, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Halley Bock for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * Don’t just tell your employees they’re your most valuable [.].

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

My blog posts continue to feature Randy Mayeux’s workshop on November 12 for Managing Change in Richardson. Karl''s blog entries Creative Communication Network Managing Change Randy Mayeux resists change' Click HERE for details. This section comes directly from the workbook […].

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MAY 4, 2013

Grossman Karen Dillon McGraw-Hill Michael Horn strategy+business magazine The Discipline of Managing Disruption The Innovator''s Dilemma The Innovator''s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail The Innovator''s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care'

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AUGUST 24, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Accel Management Co Be thoughtful Braxton Associates Deloitte and Touche Greylock Partners Inc. In case you can’t read it, the text says: “Success is not the key to happiness. […]. Network Division of Yahoo!

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JUNE 1, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Justin Fox 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. * * * So it was Lyme disease that did it! The tick-borne [.].

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

I won’t spoil the presentation next week at the First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas, but if you attend, you will certainly find Rory Vaden‘s approach to time management very different from every traditional approach you have ever seen.

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JUNE 6, 2012

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. * * * Gone are the days of regular rhythms for reviewing performance, plans, and strategies. Now, most leaders receive a constant stream of data about [.].

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article for Bloomberg Businessweek online in which Liz Ryan explains how and why bad managers reveal their thoughtlessness and insensitivity by what they say and how they say it as well as by their behavior. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * We know the [.].

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APRIL 13, 2011

Here is an article written by Ladan Nikravan 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 abundance of overqualified talent applying for jobs below their education and skill [.].

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MAY 1, 2013

Brian’s goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined. Brian Tracy has consulted for more [.].

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APRIL 14, 2013

I just read this from Business Insider: MANAGEMENT CONSULTING CEO: Our Clients Want More Than Just MBAs by Max Nisen. The industry looks for people who can combine analysis with presentation skills and management insight. It is about the skills and expertise that consulting firms now need in its people. Look at the list: #1 [.].

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Cy Wakeman for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MediaTec, please click here. * * * Talent leaders should focus less on micromanaging the daily activities [.].

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Every two years, the Thinkers50 publishes their definitive list of management thinkers. Below are the results for 2011. For classic HBR content from this year’s winners, please click here. Christensen is the Kim B.

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JULY 3, 2011

The Drucker Exchange (the Dx) is a platform for bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership. Maciariello featured in the Joe’s Journal series at the Drucker Exchange (Dx) sponsored by the Drucker Institute. It is produced by the Drucker Institute, a think tank and action tank [.].

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JUNE 8, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Boudreau for Talent Management magazine. He suggests that, for talent managers, “creating learning and change is as much about changing habits as it is about imparting skills or providing great experiences.”

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JULY 24, 2012

Managing Right for the First Time: A Field Guide for Doing It Well David C. Baker RockBench Publisging Corporation (2010) All the management basics, well-presented There are no head-snapping revelations in this book, nor does David Baker make any such claim.

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APRIL 21, 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. Despite what you may be tempted to say in job interviews, you have weaknesses. In real life, it’s important to acknowledge the things you aren’t good at. Once [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article for Bloomberg Businessweek online in which Liz Ryan explains how and why bad managers reveal their thoughtlessness and insensitivity by what they say and how they say it as well as by their behavior. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * We know the [.].

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MARCH 12, 2011

Cook to the “Talent Management Perspectives&# series featured by Talent Management magazine (March 2011). Here is another contribution by Elizabeth Bernhard and Joseph A.

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JUNE 16, 2011

Here is an article written by Bettina Chang 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. * * * What impact will America’s aging workforce have on tomorrow’s talent pool? What are [.].

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MAY 9, 2016

season, the team’s owners— most of them from Silicon Valley — think their management style deserves some of the credit. The article… Read More Organizational Management Lessons from Joe Lacob, the Venture Capitalist who transformed the Golden State Warriors. Are they right?

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JUNE 6, 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. Few performance assessment systems measure what really matters: current and future performance.

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