Month: January 2017

Reach: A book review by Bob Morris

January 26, 2017

Reach: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, Rise to the Challenge and Build Confidence Andy Molinsky Avery (January 2017) Here’s a book written for those whose comfort zone is in danger of becoming a mausoleum…

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Andrew and Gaia Grant on ”The Innovation Race”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

January 25, 2017

Andrew Grant and Gaia Grant are the directors of Tirian International Consultancy, and authors of The Innovation Race: How to change a culture to change the game, along with Who Killed Creativity?… And How Can We Get it Back?’ Who…

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Execution Is a People Problem, Not a Strategy Problem

January 25, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter Bregman for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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The Effective Executive: A book review by Bob Morris

January 24, 2017

The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done Peter F. Drucker HarperBusiness (January 2017) How and why, “like every other discipline, effectiveness can be learned and must be earned” This is the 50th anniversary edition of…

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4 Ways to Improve Your Strategic Thinking Skills

January 24, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nina Bowman for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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Risk: Seeing around the corners

January 23, 2017

Risk-assessment processes typically expose only the most direct threats facing a company and neglect indirect ones that can have an equal or greater impact. Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Eric Lamar and Martin Pergler for…

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The Power of Positive Destruction: A book review by Bob Morris

January 23, 2017

The Power of Positive Destruction: How to Turn a Business Idea Into a Revolution Seth Merrin John Wiley & Sons (2016) How to break things down to make them better and “improve the lives of all who benefit from those…

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What Great Managers Do Daily

January 22, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ryan Fuller and Nina Shikaloff for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive…

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Accelerating Performance: A book review by Bob Morris

January 22, 2017

Accelerating Performance: How Organizations Can Mobilize, Execute, and Transform with Agility Colin Price and Sharon Toye John Wiley & Sons (January 2017) How and why individuals as well as organizations make progress happen, despite their many flaws Much has been…

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