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Paul J.H. Schoemaker is a pioneer in the field of decision sciences, among the first to combine the practical ideas of decision theory, behavioral economics, scenario planning, and risk management into a set of strategic decision-making tools for managers. He is co-author of a landmark book on…

Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy

Amy C. Edmondson

Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2012)



Why and how the most valuable organizational learning occurs: through teams



Amy Edmondson characterizes…

I’ve enjoyed being a guest on many radio shows since my first book, Taking Care of the People Who Matter Most: A Guide to Employee-Customer Care, was published. One of the most unexpected and intriguing questions I was asked was on Zane Safrit’s show. In what he…

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.

 

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Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Whappen When  You Dare to Dream

Whitney Johnson

Bibliomotion (2012)

“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose one’s self.” Søren Kierkegaard

In The Disney Way:…

Step back for a moment and take an objective look at your company. Then answer these three questions:

1) Is it performing at a high level when it comes to creating innovative products or services for its customers?

2) Are customers not just satisfied but wowed by your company’s offerings?

3) Is your company’s approach to innovation…

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Chris Barbin, chief executive of Appirio, an information technology…

One of the most dangerous and potentially damaging forms of ignorance is not knowing what we think we know but, in fact, don't. This inevitably results in false assumptions and premises on which incorrect decisions are based, leading to….You get the idea. The number of causal relationships that defective reasoning…

Here is a brief excerpt from an article published by the Wall Street Journal and WSJ.com "Intelligent Investor" columnist Jason Zweig. He  pulls up a chair on Mean Street to explain how J.P. Morgan violated a simply rule in its $2 billion trading loss: You must not fool…

 

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.

 

Getting people to do what…

The Branded Mind: What Neuroscience Really Tells Us about the Puzzle of the Brain and the Brand

Erik du Plessis , with Nigel Hollis and Graham Page

Kogan Page (2011)



A travel guide and operations manual for exploration and management of the "Damasian paradigm…

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott Anthony 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…

The most obvious answer is to change the way you develop change leaders if the process you now have isn't working very well.



Here is a brief excerpt from another outstanding article, co-authored by Aaron De Smet, Johanne Lavoie, and Elizabeth…

Companies with the most loyal customers also tend to have the most brand-engaged employees; employees that live the brand promise. Your employees have the unique ability to foster deep brand engagements with not only customers, but also with suppliers, business partners, and virtually all of your company’s key stakeholders. How do the world’s most successful brands turn their workforce into mighty brand ambassadors? Dolby, Microsoft, IBM, LinkedIn, Mayo Clinic, FedEx, Pfizer, 3M, and other…

Thought this post by SocialReporters would be of interest to see how the BIG Lottery Fund in the UK are involving and listening to young people:

http://bit.ly/BIG_miituu

I have just read Toby Lester’s Da Vinci’s Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image.

The first of several dozen passages caught my eye and I immediately thought of Dan Roam. More about him in a moment. First, the…

Kevin Murray is Chairman of the Public Relations Division of Chime Communications, a London-based international marketing services company. Chime’s PR Division is ranked number one in both the PR Week and Marketing magazine public relations…

Every once in a while you come across someone who captivates your attention An individual who has something of substance to share with the world. A person who displays a high level of intelligence, humbleness, compassion and toughness. These types of people are few and far between.

Meet Eric Greitens, author of the new book 
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Breakthrough Problem Solving with Action Learning: Concepts and Cases

Michael J. Marquardt and Roland K. Yeo

Stanford Business Books/Imprint of Stanford University Press (2012)



How and why action learning “is truly the most powerful…

Here is 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…