Tony Schwartz

Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time

March 9, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written byTony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy 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…

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HBR 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness: A book review by Bob Morris

December 3, 2021

HBR 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2017) “Champions get up when they can’t.” Jack Dempsey This is one in a series of volumes that anthologizes what the editors of the Harvard Business Review…

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50 Business Classics: A book review by Bob Morris

November 2, 2021

50 Business Classics: Your shortcut to the most important ideas on innovation, management and strategy Tom Butler-Bowdon Nicholas Brealey (April 2018) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.”  Ann Landers (Eppie Lederer) [Note: I recently re-read this book again…

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Author in Chief: A book review by Bob Morris

April 3, 2020

Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote Craig Fehrman Avid Reader Press/An imprint of Simon & Schuster (February 2020) What most people don’t know about the authors and readers among U.S. Presidents I…

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Why Leaders Don’t Embrace the Skills They’ll Need for the Future

January 22, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tony Schwartz and Emily Pines 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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Dealing with Difficult People (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series): A book review by Bob Morris

January 9, 2019

Dealing with Difficult People (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (May 2018) “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”  Eleanor Roosevelt HBR Press has a new series of anthologies (nine volumes thus far)…

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Basic Strategies for Renewing Physical Energy

February 9, 2018

In their classic HBR article (January 2001), “The Making of a Corporate Athlete,” Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz share their thoughts about how to renew energy in order to improve performance. Here is a brief excerpt. * * * Spiritual…

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Which of Your Strengths Are You Overusing?

January 14, 2018

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Most leaders have strengths that make them distinctive. But those…

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Beyond Engagement: A book review by Bob Morris

August 4, 2015

Beyond Engagement: A Brain-Based Approach That Blends the Engagement Managers Want with the Energy Employees Need Brady G. Wilson BPS Books (2015) How and why executives should manage workforce energy rather than workforce engagement Obviously Brady Wilson agrees with these…

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Workplace Wellness that Works: A book review by Bob Morris

July 14, 2015

Workplace Wellness that Works: 10 Steps to Infuse Well-Being & Vitality into Any Organization Laura Putnam John Wiley & Sons (2015) To accelerate personal growth and professional development, no other single source offers more and better guidance. I agree with…

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