The Rotman business school is offering a complimentary book compiling the best articles from their magazine , in a book called A New Way to Think: The Best of Rotman Magazine”. (yes, i like stuff that doesn’t cost anything…)...
[Continue Reading]Giving Employees What They Want: The Returns Are Huge
How to Give Employees What They Want: The Returns Are Huge – Knowledge@Wharton...
[Continue Reading]Book Summary: The Six Sigma Way
(book summary written by Scott Lichtman): I recently borrowed a copy of The Six Sigma Way, a book by Pande, Neuman and Cavanagh (consultants to GE, Allied Signal and other corporations). While the book and concept have been around several years, the steps it recommends for services firms are fresh and valuable today. Six Sigma...
[Continue Reading]360 Review process for CEOs
Matt Blumberg, CEO of Return Path (which just launched a new blog) wrote a useful summary of the 360-degrees executive review process he uses for himself....
[Continue Reading]New Age Project Management: Making It Happen
I just read and enjoyed Mackenzie Kyle’s Making It Happen, a simple (but not simplistic) overview of basic project management, in the form of a fable. James Warren has posted what is essentially a summary of this school of project management philosophy: New Age Project Management....
[Continue Reading]ChangeThis :: How to Manage Smart People
ChangeThis :: How to Manage Smart People: “After spending nine years at Microsoft managing some of the smartest people in the world, Scott Berkun has a few tips to share on the art of managing the best.”...
[Continue Reading]How "Career Imprinting" Shapes Leaders
HBS Professor Monica Higgins has a new book out on How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders. She particularly emphasizes the long-term impact of the training you receive in the formative stages of your career....
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