Atul Gawande

Being Mortal: A book review by Bob Morris

October 24, 2014

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Atul Gawande Metropolitan Books (2014) Invaluable insights that reveal and affirm the importance of the quality of death It is impossible to calculate the number of lives that have been saved…

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Think Big, Start Small, Move Fast: A book review by Bob Morris

October 3, 2014

Think Big, Start Small, Move Fast: A Blueprint for Transformation from the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation Nicholas LaRusso, Barbara Spurrier, and Gianrico Farrugia McGraw-Hill (2014) How almost any organization can transform itself with high-impact innovation The success or failure…

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Niraj Dawar: An interview by Bob Morris

December 4, 2013

Niraj Dawar is a Professor in marketing at the Ivey Business School, Canada of. He earned his PhD from Pennsylvania State University. His research currently focuses on marketing strategy, brand equity and brand management issues. His published papers on brand…

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Atul Gawande on the importance of a “positive deviant”

September 20, 2012

In “The Bell Curve,” an article written for The New Yorker (December 6, 2004), Atul Gawande uses the term “positive deviant” to describe unusually effective performers in the field of medicine. In fact, there are outliers in all fields. To Gawande,…

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Antul Gawande asks, “Top athletes and singers have coaches. Should you?”

March 29, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Atul Gawande for The New Yorker magazine. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *     *     * No matter…

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The Secret to Ensuring Follow-Through

March 16, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter Bregman for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out other articles and resources, and/or sign up for a free subscription to Harvard Business Review’s Daily…

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Good Ideas! Steven Johnson, Atul Gawande, David Edwards, and Neri Oxman at 2010 Boston Book Festival

November 25, 2010

The Boston Book Festival, which took place October 16, 2010, put on some exceptional panel discussions. One of the most interesting featured four folks who individually could have taken up all the time on their own. The discussion was emceed…

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