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Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: A book review by Bob Morris

December 1, 2018

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: The Imperative of Teams Simon Mac Rory LID Publishing Limited (September 2018) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”African Proverb All healthy organizations have a…

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Herding Tigers: A book review by Bob Morris

January 30, 2018

Herding Tigers: Be the Leader That Creative People Need (1/16/18) Todd Henry Portfolio/Penguin (January 2018) How to become a leader who “makes echoes” As I began to read this thoughtful and thought-provoking book, I was again reminded of several of…

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The Loyalist Team: A book review by Bob Morris

November 30, 2017

The Loyalist Team: How Trust, Candor, and Authenticity Create Great Organizations Linda Adams, Abby Curnow-Chavez, Audrey Epstein, and Rebecca Teasdale with Jody Berger PublicAffairs (September 2017) How and why “only Loyalist Teams consistently deliver extraordinary value” Why did Linda Adams,…

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How breakthrough creativity happens at the intersection of different fields, ideas, people, and culture

February 17, 2017

In the Foreword to the revised and updated edition of Frans Johansson’s classic, The Medici Effect, Teresa Amiable discusses the concept of “intersectional creativity,” a process of collaboration that is ecumenical, multidisciplinary, multifunctional, and most important of all, open. Throughout…

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Creativity: Snapshot of a Business “Classic”

March 1, 2016

Opinions vary as to what defines a “classic” business book. My own opinion is that it offers insights and counsel that are of timeless value. To paraphrase Bernard of Chartres, a 12th century monk, their authors are the shoulders upon…

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Obliquity: A book review by Bob Morris

April 30, 2014

Obliquity: Why our goals are best achieved indirectly John Kay Penguin Books (2011) “Tell all the truth but tell it slant. Success in circuit lies.”  Emily Dickinson The Dickinson quotation suggests — as does the subtitle of John Kay’s book…

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The Myths of Creativity: A book review by Bob Morris

November 13, 2013

As I worked my way through Burkus’ lively and eloquent narrative, I was also keenly interested in his discussion Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s insights relevant to incubation in Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (1997): “Once the incubation stage…

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Mario Livio: An interview by Bob Morris

June 15, 2013

Mario Livio is an internationally known astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), the institute which conducts the scientific program of the Hubble Space Telescope, and will conduct the scientific program of the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope. He…

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The Disney Way: A book review by Bob Morris

October 2, 2011

The Disney Way: Harnessing the Management Secrets of Disney in Your Company William Capodagli and Lynn Jackson McGraw Hill, Second Edition (2006) The ROI of “Magic” According to William Capodagli and Lynn Jackson, “This book tells the inside story of…

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The Orange Revolution: A book review by Bob Morris

June 28, 2011

The Orange Revolution: HowOne Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton Free Press/Simon & Schuster (2010) Those who have read any of Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton’s previous collaborations, notably Managing with Carrots: Using Recognition…

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