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Innovation for Everyone

by Rob Zell Every time I pass the virtual newsstand (think about whatever your online resource is for gathering news or maybe you use an actual newsstand), I see headlines and features broadcasting the importance of innovation. Go to www.hbr.org (the…
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Challenge Your Organization

by Rob Zell: I am a runner and I love it. I enjoy the challenge of speedwork Thursdays and my long-run on Sunday mornings. It is hard to describe the sense of accomplishment you feel after completing a good run; a feeling like you have really…
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Making Sure You Have the Right “Fix”

By Rob Zell: Before you can really solve a problem you have to get inside it, poke around in the guts of the matter, experience the pain it’s causing the organization, understand how people cope with the issue and how it ripples through…
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Managing Meetings with Social Media

by Rob Zell: I imagine you could survey employees on any day in any company and they would tell you that meetings are the bane of their existence. Too often, meetings are conducted without an agenda or even an overarching purpose. Attendees…
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How is Learning Served Up
in Your Organization?

By Rob Zell How is learning delivered in your organization? Would you say it’s “pushed” (often used with “down” or “out”) or does it follow a “pull” model in which team members access it at will? Either way, your learning…
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Taking an Artistic Approach:
Increasing Your Creativity in
Business Communications

By Rob Zell: I had a boss once who loved to draw on the white board. It became something of a joke on his team, that at the beginning of a meeting we would hide the dry erase markers before he came into the room. It never stopped him;…