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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 5/20/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Breaking Out: How to Build Influence in a World of Competing Ideas John Butman What You’re Really Meant to Do: A Roadmap for Reaching Your Unique Potential Robert Steven Kaplan The UnStoppables: Tapping Your Entrepreneurial […].

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Weekly Round-Up: Leadership Obstacles, CEO Authenticity & more

leaderCommunicator

They’ll provide you with tips, strategies and thought-starters from many of the smart folks in my network. By: Elle Kaplan via Inc As the CEO of a mission-driven, socially-conscious firm, I’ll be the first to tell you that vision and values are crucial, but it takes more than big-picture thinking…. …. Are You an Authentic CEO?

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 6/24/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure Tim Harford Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and BetterAdam Pash and Gina Trapani Negotiation Brian Tracy What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures Malcolm Gladwell Managers as […].

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 5/13/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Eric Schmidt on "Disruptive technologies" HBR HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing How to Listen When Someone Is Venting John Butman Management Tip of the Day Margaret Heffernan Mark Goulston Mark Kaplan Mason Donovan McKinsey & Company McKinsey Publishing Michael D.

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Got A Minute #4: S.M.I.L.E.

Tim Milburn

Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval write the following in their book, The Power of Nice , A Yale University School of Management study found that cheerfulness and warmth spread far more quickly through an office than irritability and depression. The best way to spread these good feelings? Got A Minute? #4 4 – S.M.I.L.E.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 12/3/12)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Nolan, and Shannon O’Donnell Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs Soren Kaplan The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders [.]. I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Harder Than I Thought: Adventures of a Twenty-First Century Leader Robert D. Austin, Richard L.

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Pain VS Gain: How to Best Motivate Buyers to Buy

The Empowered Buisness

It’s a bad story: “The last guy who managed our money lost 40% of our portfolio. TIP: If their answer is a bit vague (“We just want a better rep”), dig deeper “Okay, please tell me more about that.” Dan is also the author of 5 books, including the #1 business best-seller, Sales Autopsy (Kaplan, 2006).