Barry Posner

The Authority Advantage: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 5, 2023

The Authority Advantage: Building Thought Leadership Focused on Impact Not Ego Adam Witty & Rusty Shelton Forbes Books (May 2023) “When it comes to building trust, leaders go first.”  Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner According to Adam Witty and Rusty…

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Alain Hunkins on the “secret sauce” of leadership development: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

July 12, 2020

A sought-after keynote speaker, facilitator and coach, Alain Hunkins is a leadership expert who connects the science of high performance with the performing art of leadership. Leaders trust him to help unlock their potential and expand their influence, leading to…

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Karin Hurt and David Dye on “Winning Well”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

July 15, 2016

As a keynote speaker, leadership consultant, and MBA professor, Karin Hurt helps leaders improve business results by building deeper trust and connection. A former Verizon Wireless executive, she has over two decades of experience in sales, marketing, customer service, and…

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Karin Hurt and David Dye on “Winning Well”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

July 8, 2016

As a keynote speaker, leadership consultant, and MBA professor, Karin Hurt helps leaders improve business results by building deeper trust and connection. A former Verizon Wireless executive, she has over two decades of experience in sales, marketing, customer service, and…

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Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders? A book review by Bob Morris

January 3, 2012

Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders? A Better Way to Evaluate Leadership Poitential Jeffrey Cohn and Jay Moran Jossey-Bass (2011) How and why to cope with a leadership evaluation and development crisis to produce more effective leaders As…

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25 Top Companies for Developing Leaders

November 9, 2011

All of these 25 companies go above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to grooming talent from within. The list was featured by CNNMoney online. Here are the first five. To read the complete article, please click…

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Lasting Contribution: A book review by Bob Morris

August 22, 2011

Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work Tad Waddington Agate B2 (2007) Frankly, I did not know what to expect as I began to read this book but soon realized that, accompanied by Tad Waddington,…

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Readings for leadership development

December 11, 2010

  Each month, I receive dozens of inquiries from those who request recommended readings for leadership development. I now offer these: The Right Values The Executive’s Compass by James O’Toole The Highest Goal by Michael Ray The Heart Aroused by…

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