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The Best CEOs of The Past 20 Years

October 27, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article by Aimee Groth and Kim Bhasin for Business Insider (2011). Yes, some of the information is dated but the criteria for selection are rock-solid within the historical context. Here are five of the 21 CEOs discussed.…

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Chip and Dan Heath on “Four principles for making better decisions”

March 28, 2015

Authors (and brothers) Chip and Dan Heath propose four steps for improving decision making. Below is an overview of that process, whose initials spell “WRAP.” It’s elaborated in their new book, Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and…

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What Great Brands Do: A book review by Bob Morris

February 7, 2014

What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest Denise Lee Yohn Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2014) How and why your brand “is the experience that is actually delivered and communicated through everything you do”…

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Joel A. Garfinkle: An interview by Bob Morris

April 7, 2012

Joel A. Garfinkle is recognized as one of the top 50 executive coaches in North America. His valuable insights have been sought after by leaders in companies such as Google, Amazon, Hewlett-Packard, Gap, Starbucks, Deloitte, Cisco Systems, Oracle, Bank of America, Citibank, and Microsoft. He…

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Dan Roam: Second Interview, by Bob Morris

October 28, 2011

“I believe that any problem can be solved with a picture. And that anybody can draw it.” Dan Roam is the author of two international bestsellers, The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures and Unfolding the Napkin: The Hands-On Method for Solving Complex…

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Dan Roam: First interview, by Bob Morris

July 8, 2011

Here are two of  Dan Roam’s core beliefs: “I believe that any problem can be solved with a picture. And that anybody can draw it.” That’s not a BS blurb from one of his books, articles, or speeches. He lives those…

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