Wriiten by Tony Schwartz
Tony Schwartz is the president and CEO of The Energy Project and the author of Be Excellent at Anything.
In my most recent blog, I wrote about how we’ve allowed technology to take a pernicious toll on our attention, and in turn, on our creativity, our resilience, our relationships and, ultimately, our productivity. Continue reading
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by Gianpiero Petriglieri, MD, He is visiting associate professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School and associate professor of organizational behavior at INSEAD. Find him on Twitter at @gpetriglieri.
Whose life am I living? I’m sure you ask yourself that kind of question from time to time. What am I really good at? What is the purpose of my work? These are not new questions. Sooner or later, we all seek answers to them.
Up to three or four decades ago, most people struggled with such questions once or twice in their lives. When they chose their line of work, or when they resolved to break from the expectations of their family. Continue reading
Interviewed by Larry Janis, Managing Partner, Integrated Search Solutions Group, LLC
LJ: What are the most important values that a law firm brings to the process of outsourcing? Is it different from the buy side versus the sell side?
AS: I represent both buyers and providers in the outsourcing market and believe my value as legal counsel is identical in both situations. My responsibility to all of my clients is to assist them through the process of creating an equitable and reliable contract that ensures they receive the economic benefits and service requirements that drive their business case, wrapped with an appropriate allocation of risk and predictable exit strategy that allows both parties to manage the benefits, costs, and inevitable change during the course of the commercial relationship. Continue reading
Written by Larry Janis, Managing Partner, Integrated Search Solution Group, LLC
An example of this was certainly reflected in the recent NFL Draft held in New York. The Colts got the number one draft pick and chose Andrew Luck to lead their team as quarterback. The picked him because according to scouting reports: “He is tough, durable and willing to step into a throw with oncoming rushers breathing down his neck.” The team I happen to root for, the 49ers, went in a slightly different direction: they picked wide receiver AJ Jenkins because he is quick off the ball and gets to top speed quickly. If he gets a free release, the defensive corner-backs will have a tough time staying with him. Continue reading
by Melissa Janis, Senior Director of Learning & Development for McGraw-Hill Education. The views expressed are my own and are not those of my employer or my husband (who happens to be the owner of this site).
In a recent New York Times interview, Annette Catino, CEO of QualCare, Inc. said “Early on, it was clear to me if I was going to build a successful business, it was going to be about building relationships. I figured out that relationships were built in business on the golf course.” The only problem: she had never played a single sport. Continue reading
