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Project Management Podcast 14 Aug 2013 | 06:37 pm
Andy Kaufman interviewed me recently for his terrific People and Projects Podcast series. Andy's expertise lies in the field of project management. His blog has a wealth of resources for managers r...
Budweiser: Can It Go Global? 8 Aug 2013 | 06:19 pm
According to the Wall Street Journal, Anheuser Busch Inbev is making a big push to take the Budweiser brand global. A quick look at the brand's performance in the United States tells us why the comp...
Break Up the Washington Post Corporation 7 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
If I told you that a company had the following business units, what would you say? an education and test preparation business a set of local television stations an internet company that helps chur....
Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer 6 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm
Here's a fun video that we produced to introduce readers to the new edition of my book, Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer. Enjoy!
Employee Recognition: The Yum Brands Way 5 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
Fortune has a feature article this week about David Novak, the CEO of Yum Brands. The article focuses on the leadership development efforts at Yum Brands, with a specific emphasis on the employee rec...
Hiring Unqualified Candidates: Why Do We Make That Mistake? 2 Aug 2013 | 10:50 pm
Samuel A. Swift and Don A. Moore of the University of California at Berkeley, Zachariah S. Sharek of Carnegie Mellon University, and and Francesca Gino of the Harvard Business School have conducted so...
The Invisible Gorilla 2 Aug 2013 | 01:26 am
Many of you have seen the video posted below. The exercise is simple. You ask people to count the number of passes made by people in white shirts in this short video. At the end, you ask peopl...
CEOs: We Want Coaching, But We Don't Receive it. 1 Aug 2013 | 03:22 am
Stanford has collaborated with the Miles Group to release its 2013 Executive Coaching Survey. The findings are quite interesting. According to the Stanford website, the report indicates that, "Near...
A Culture of Experimentation at Intuit 30 Jul 2013 | 03:51 pm
If you are interested in moving your organization toward a more effective, lower cost method of developing new products and services, take a look at this terrific presentation by Kaaren Hanson, VP of ...
How Can Multinationals Find Talented Candidates? Go Where Firms Don't Hire Many Women 26 Jul 2013 | 02:20 am
Suppose you are a multinational company searching for highly talented candidates. You are finding it difficult in certain markets to attract the best people. Where might you have an easier time find...
