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MAY 31, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Mike Marker and featured at the Organizational Excellence Journal‘s website. In it, he suggests “nine simple ways to positively affect engagement.”

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Peter Bisson, Elizabeth Stephenson, and S. Patrick Viguerie for The McKinsey Quarterly.

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AUGUST 17, 2013

I found my physical copy of a 2 year old Harvard Business Review, and re-visited this article: Being More Productive - An Interview with David Allen and Tony Schwartz by Daniel McGinn. (You It’s Saturday, and I’m cleaning out “stacks.” I have fewer than I used to, but still too many. You can look at a preview version here). If […].

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JUNE 30, 2013

(I recently got back from vacation, and I feel overwhelmed. So, this reminder is for me – and maybe for you). We are all drowning in “too much to do,” day in and day out. And so we read books about time management, and energy management, and we say “I’m finally going to get more […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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AUGUST 29, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Heidi Grant Halvorson, first featured by HRM Today and then by her personal blog, The Science of Success. To read the complete article and check out all the other resources, please click here. * * * You just have too much on you plate. Chances are, [.].

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MAY 2, 2016

It seems to me that we are busier and busier, feeling more and more out of control, and maybe a little less and less productive. Mr. Ericsson is… Read More I think we are in a “let’s get more productive” moment – thoughts on some current popular books (Like Peak; and Grit; and Drive; and…).

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JUNE 14, 2011

I have signed up to receive email alerts from Profiles International, a firm that offers assessment solutions that enable organizations to select the right people and ?develop develop them to their full potential, including pre-screening, job matching, onboarding, managing performance, and maximizing potential.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

But, this only works if the product or service is one [.]. ” department. A company has to have the right values deeply embedded in its very DNA. And they have to value their values — live up to them.

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APRIL 10, 2011

News item — Murdoch’s News Corp ponders MySpace sale: Loss-making social networking site has found it tough competing with rivals Facebook and Twitter. I have asked my students this question: “How many of you have a Myspace page? How about a Facebook page? My experience is this – Myspace came and went in the blink [.].

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JULY 29, 2012

Here is the executive summary of a recent report featured online by The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company. MGI was established in 1990 to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving global economy. Our goal is to provide leaders in the commercial, public, and social sectors [.].

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

I attended the Southwest Venture Forum yesterday in Dallas. Hall Martin, Director of the Texas Entrepreneur Networks, was a panelist. He has worked with Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, and apparently lives and breathes new ventures. I suspect he has heard a pitch or twenty from new start-ups seeking money.

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MAY 4, 2015

Last Friday, I presented my synopsis of Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader (Crown Business (March 24, 2015) by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli. It is a terrific book, and one that adds greatly to our understanding of the life, and impact of, Steve Jobs. He really was one of […].

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NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Here’s a business lesson from Harvey Weinstein, with his observation about Netflix (from Aly Weisman, Here’s Why Hollywood Honcho Harvey Weinstein Says Netflix Is ‘Winning‘): “The reason why [Netflix is] winning is they have a vision,” Weinstein said at the Produced By: New York conference on Saturday.

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MARCH 18, 2011

I’ve had to tackle a few health concerns lately (nothing too serious – but a little disconcerting). One of the new “requirements” from my doctor is to monitor my blood sugar and blood pressure daily. And, as part of this, I have needed to get a real handle on just what I eat every day. [.].

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MAY 11, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jessica Krinke 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. * * * Unilever’s flexible work model changed what it means to go to work. [.].

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AUGUST 22, 2013

(Yes, I admit, this is a bit “self-serving.” But I am appreciative, and have found a valuable new resource).

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Some of the other books fall into the “personal productivity/live more fulfilling, productive lives” category.… At the #1 spot is The Upside of Inequality. This was a fast journey to the top spot; this book was just published in September, 2016.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Adam Amengual iOS 7 iPhone 4 iPhone 4S iPhone 5C iPhone 5S products scream Apple products show the values of a company products speak to innovation and to caring about every detail Tim Cook: The Complete Interview by Sam Grobart for Bloomberg Businessweek Twitter' Or even […].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 9, 2016

This book, then, explores the eight ideas that seem most important in expanding productivity. …Connecting these eight ideas is a powerful underlying principle: Productivity isn’t about working more or sweating harder. It’s not simply a product of spending longer hours at your desk or making bigger sacrifices.

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MARCH 14, 2014

Bob''s blog entries Akamai Technologies Aruba and Dealing with Darwin: How Great Companies Innovate at Every Phase of Their Evolution Box Cisco Cognizant Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers (Third Edition) Escape Velocity: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers Geoffrey A.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

The path to business success has to start here – and, it pretty much ends here: You have to have a product or service that others will pay for… If you get everything right except this, you’re toast. You’ve got to have a product, or service, that people want, or need, and will pay for. […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

In it, they focus on the firm’s annual study of R&D spending, one that reveals the tools that are transforming innovation—from customer insight to product launch. Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Barry Jaruzelski, John Loehr, and Richard Holman for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win Steven Gary Blank Quad/Graphics (Third Edition, 2007) Here is “a radical reexamination of the entire new product introduction process”…and almost everything that precedes it The review that follows is of the Third Edition, published in 2007.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Tilt: Shifting Your Strategy from Products to Customers Niraj Dawar Harvard Business Review Press (2013) How and why downstream, customer-led activities and preferences will dominate the competitive landscape in the future Niraj Dawar offers an exceptionally thoughtful and thought-provoking examination and explanation of what could be viewed – what (..)

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AUGUST 24, 2016

I’m working on my own scheduling/productivity challenges. Even when I am really productive, churning out the work at a pretty… Read More I’m so busy doing this, I don’t have time to do that… A perennial problem, isn’t it? Like you, and everyone else, I have plenty to do and not enough time to do it all.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 19, 2014

But just like the rise of Apple, arguably one of the leanest, best-positioned tech companies to weather the coming years, the winner will be whoever lands on the product that […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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AUGUST 10, 2014

Bob''s blog entries Albert Einstein Avon Boeing Brilliant Mistakes Brooke Manville Career Press Challenge the Ordinary: Why Revolutionary Companies Abandon Conventional Mindsets Emerson Electric International Beef Products James O''Toole Judgment Calls Landing in the Executive Chair: How to Excel in the Hot Seat Lao-Tse Linda Henman: Part 1 of an interview (..)

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Leading the Starbucks Way: 5 Principles for Connecting with Your Customers, Your Products and Your People Joseph A. Michelli McGraw-Hill (2013) How one coffee shop in Seattle became 20,891 in 62 countries This is the second book in which Joseph Michelli focuses on lessons to be learned from the Starbucks organization.

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AUGUST 17, 2013

Brian has worked with global companies in a variety of sectors including: financial services, consumer products, manufacturing, food service, utilities, retail, and healthcare. While Brian’s experience spans all elements of the […].

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Books to help you think about: time management, personal productivity, leadership, communication, strategy, organizational effectiveness, working well as a team – collaboration, execution, constant improvement, innovation… The list of challenges is kind of overwhelming, isn’t it? Would You Like to Read 24 Business Books Next Year?

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Care about the product, not about the money. — be the by-product, not the focus. The money must – must! One of My Takeaways from reading Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs If someone’s baseline rewards aren’t adequate, or equitable, her focus will be on the unfairness of her situation and the anxiety of her […].

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

Challenge #1 — A company has to have the right product and service. And the life span of that particular product or service may be shorter than ever. The one that is right for this particular time; the one that people want, and will pay for, now. Not yesterday; not tomorrow; but now.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It refers to any number of practices that allow a company to better utilize its inputs by, for example, reducing defects in products or developing better products faster. Operational effectiveness includes but is not limited to efficiency. In contrast, strategic positioning means performing [.].

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Facebook Forbes magazine Ken Perlman on "Leadership Lessons From LEGO" Kotter International LEGO provides a complete – and exciting – picture of the final product right there on the boxYou fall in love with the end result before you even buy LinkedIn Start with what success looks like Twitter'

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JUNE 23, 2015

“the role of humans as the most important factor of production is bound to diminish in the same way that the role of horses in agricultural production was first diminished and then eliminated by the introduction of tractors.” 
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MAY 17, 2014

A person at work needs to be more… more productive, take more initiative, be more responsible, be more creative, be more diligent… And, to get there, someone […]. This is a short, but wonderful story about leadership development. Take all the words you know – mentoring, coaching; training – and it all boils down to this.

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JULY 15, 2013

Let’s assume you have a product or service that people want, or need, or want and need. Before you go from “I have a product or service” to “people are actually paying for it” – before the sales or marketing or customer service – you’re still not quite there yet. […]. Let’s assume it is good. Randy''s blog entries'

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