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How do you measure success in the digital workplace? Five metrics for CEOs

February 21, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Matt Fitzpatrick and Kurt Strovink for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts,…

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The Pause Principle: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 21, 2025

The Pause Principle: How to Keep Your Cool in Tough Situations Cynthia Kane Wiley (January 2025) How to maintain calm, clarity, and compassion toward others in moments of severe stress One of two recent research studies indicates that 50% 0f…

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Go, teams: When teams get healthier, the whole organization benefits

February 20, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Aaron De Smet, Gemma D’Auria, Liesje Meijknecht, Maitham Albaharna,  Anaïs Fifer , Kim Rubenstein for McKinsey Quarterly. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information,…

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The Insider’s Guide to Innovation at Microsoft

February 20, 2025

The Insider’s Guide to Innovation at Microsoft Dean Carignan and JoAnn Garbin Wiley (February 2025) Two Microsoft Insiders Explain Innovation in Highly Innovative Ways Years ago during my interview of him, John Kotter suggested that the greatest challenge to change…

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HBR Guide to Generative AI for Managers: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 17, 2025

HBR Guide to Generative AI for Managers Elisa Farri and Gabriele Rosani Harvard Business Review Press (February 2025) How to leverage gen AI in order to save time, innovate faster, and lead more effectively  According to Harvard Information Technology, “Generative…

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Untangling your organization’s decision making

February 17, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a clasasic article written by Aaron De Smet, Gerald Lackey, and Leigh M. Weiss for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (June 21, 2017). To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about…

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Rewired: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 15, 2025

Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI Eric Lamarre, Kate Smaje, and Rodney Zemmel     Wiley (June 2023) Here’s a detailed perspective on how to build enterprise capabilities to scale What do Eric Lamarre,…

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The Legend of St. Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2025

                     Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images                      Saint Valentine, who according to some sources is actually two distinct historical characters who were said to…

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George Lucas on His LIfe and Work

February 14, 2025

Thank you, IMDb, for providing a wealth of information about  the entertainment world. For example, about the life and work of George Lucas. He was born in 1944 and raised on a walnut ranch in Modesto, California. His father was…

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Philosophy Eats AI

February 13, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Schrage and  David Kiron for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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