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Rich Kalgaard: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

He also writes the Forbes column, “Innovation Rules,” which is known for its witty assessment of business and technology. He has been a regular panelist on television’s Forbes on FOX […].

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A Moment of Reflection on 50 Years

The Center For Leadership Studies

In the fall of 1983, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman published “ In Search of Excellence.” We were also blessed to have customers that forced us to keep tabs on emerging technologies and principles of sophisticated learning design and measurement. Then things changed — in a hurry! In 2011, PI and CLS formed a strategic partnership.

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Get Out of Your Office

Steve Farber

Ironically, the very technology that is designed to connect us with one another often separates us from our team and prevents us from enjoying in-person, face-to-face interactions. We choose to talk via text rather than chat via…well…chatting.

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5 Core Values For The Workplace

Tim Milburn

Bob Waterman has written a penetrating little book, Adhocracy: The Power to Change. Now, Xerox is reviving its copying business by focusing on the value added by advanced technologies and color copying. ” ACCOUNTABILITY. The value of accountability is the willingness to take responsibility for one’s own actions.

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Guest Post: Dilenschneider on Workplace Core Values

Eric Jacobson

Bob Waterman has written a penetrating little book, Adhocracy: The Power to Change. Now, Xerox is reviving its copying business by focusing on the value added by advanced technologies and color copying. It''s that among the sharp-elbowed hordes pushing through Washington''s corridors of power, they didn''t even stand Out."

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How GE Applies Lean Startup Practices

Harvard Business Review

But as Kevin Nolan, vice president of technology, said, “With FastWorks we’re learning that speed is our competitive advantage. Todd Waterman, GE’s corporate Lean leader, is leveraging GE Appliance’s insights with other GE units. They intend to launch new products every year. You can’t do that if you want to be secretive.”.

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The Tempting of Rajat Gupta

Harvard Business Review

In the early 1980s, for example, at least some partners — Bob Waterman, co-author of In Search of Excellence , among them — counseled gradual, quiet expansion, this to maintain the top-flight quality of the consultancy's people and its work. Phones and face-to-face meetings were apparently good enough for Rajatnam and Kumar.