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Robert Killick on the need for intellectual curiosity and courage in the face of “unknowns” in today’s business leaders: Risk was once seen as a catalyst for competitiveness, innovation and change in enterprise culture. Now it is seen as a negative barrier to be avoided with all sorts of precautionary measures.

Down Economy Got You Way Down? It doesn’t have to! Join me for a FR.EE teleseminar THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15th, 2008 - 7:00 PM Central. We all see what’s going on in the world.  It sure isn’t pretty. The markets and economy are in the tank. Foreclosures, hiring freezes, salary cuts, and layoffs are a given.

Would you rather have one great big idea or tons of little ideas? Me?  I’m fond of having a lot of little ideas. Why?  Little ideas are easier to understand, easier to fund and easier to implement. Little ideas can be brought to life with less effort when compared  to the great big idea.  A bunch of little ideas can add up to much more than one great big idea.

We usually talk about money on Mondays. As we discussed possible topics for today’s post, we realized there was no bigger issue than what’s going on in Washington and Wall Street. Our apologies to our international listeners, but we’re going to be domestic today. But as we’ve seen, it obviously affects everyone worldwide.

It’s a very special treat to present the ninth installment in this series of interviews with some of the gurus of both performance and applied storytelling. This interview is with Shawn Callahan, founder of Anecdote, described as the leading business narrative services firm in Australia, “renowned

Editorial Reviews Review “…possibly his best work, evidencing a maturity of thought and confidence of expression…. Professor Pava is quite explicit in what he is seeking to do: demonstrate how traditional Jewish sources relating to the Jewish concept of covenant can provide…specific examples to

Editorial Reviews Review “This books is a genuine public service, above all because it shows how human psychology can make conflicts of interest quite intractable. Often, for example, people believe that it is enough for those with a conflict simply to disclose it. Unfortunately, disclosure often does little or no good.

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Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review Flash of Brilliance describes how to foster creativity in corporate America and boost the bottom line in the process. Creativity consultant William C. Miller argues that the most successful companies encourage inspiration and innovation and allow people to make a difference.

HBR's article on Strategy Execution (Neilson et al, June 08) talks about the relative effectiveness of various strategic approaches to change and finds information flows and decision rights to be the key areas to address. Let's take a quick look at how this principle has been applied in project management.