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Mindfulness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series): A book review by Bob Morris

December 19, 2018

How much are you missing because you’re not paying attention? Probably a great deal. HBR Press offers a series of anthologies (nine volumes thus far) of articles in which contributors share proven research that explains how our emotions impact our…

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Leading from Within: A book review by Bob Morris

January 8, 2018

Leading from Within: Conscious Social Change and Mindfulness for Social Innovation Gretchen Ki Steidle MIT Press (October 2017) How mindfulness can “enhance social impact as well as ensure sustainability for self, others, and the planet” As I began to read…

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Geoffrey Colon on “Disruptive Marketing”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

February 3, 2017

Geoffrey Colon is the voice at the intersection of marketing, tech, and popular culture. Thinking is his commodity. DJ, data punk, podcaster and author, Geoffrey is a Communications Designer at Microsoft in Redmond, WA, for Microsoft search advertising (Bing Ads).…

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Geoffrey Colon on “Disruptive Marketing”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

January 27, 2017

Geoffrey Colon is the voice at the intersection of marketing, tech, and popular culture. Thinking is his commodity. DJ, data punk, podcaster and author, Geoffrey is a Communications Designer at Microsoft in Redmond, WA, for Microsoft search advertising (Bing Ads).…

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Look: A book review by Bob Morris

January 9, 2017

Look: A Practical Guide for Improving Your Observational Skills James H. Gilmore Greenleaf Book Group Press (2016) How and why “what you look at informs what you think about, which [then] influences what you act upon” I share Jim Gilmore’s…

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Work without Stress: A book review by Bob Morris

December 6, 2016

Work without Stress: Building a Resilient Mindset for Lasting Success Derek Roger and Nick Petrie McGraw Hill Education (November 2016) How and why a resilient mindset can help almost anyone to achieve personal growth and professional development There will always…

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5 Habits to Lead from Your Heart: A book review by Bob Morris

July 9, 2016

5 Habits to Lead from Your Heart: Getting Out of Your Head to Express Your Heart Johnny Covey Made for Success Publishing (June 2016) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle…

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When the Pressure’s On: A book review by Bob Morris

June 26, 2016

When the Pressure’s On: The Secret to Winning When You Can’t Afford to Lose Louis S. Csoka AMACOM (June 2016) “Champions get up when they can’t.” Jack Dempsey, June 22, 2016 All of us can identify with a situation when…

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When the Pressure’s On: A book review by Bob Morris

June 23, 2016

When the Pressure’s On: The Secret to Winning When You Can’t Afford to Lose Louis S. Csoka AMACOM (June 2016) “Champions get up when they can’t.” Jack Dempsey All of us can identify with a situation when someone has been…

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Invisible Influence: A book review by Bob Morris

June 20, 2016

Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior Jonah Berger Simon & Schuster (June 2015) Here are the “simple, subtle, and other surprising ways that others affect our behavior” Actually, the invisibility to which the book’s title refers is —…

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