Glengarry Glen Ross

Jurriaan Kamer and Rini van Solingen on Extreme Acceleration: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

February 21, 2020

Jurriaan Kamer is an organization designer, transformation coach, and speaker. He lives with his wife and two kids in Utrecht, The Netherlands. He is an expert in the field of organizing differently. He is obsessed with modern organizations and how…

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The wit and wisdom of David Mamet

February 18, 2020

If your goal is to put white caps on your gray matter, watch a performance of one of David Mamet‘s plays (e.g.  Speed-the-Plow) or a film version of one of his plays (e.g. Glengarry Glen Ross). He is one of…

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Inside David Mamet (at least to some extent)

February 3, 2020

I am grateful to the editors of Encyclopedia Britanica for providing biographical information about David Mamet, one of the most active and productive thought leaders in contemporary society. He was born November 30, 1947, in my hometown, Chicago). He is…

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Bart McDonough on becoming “cyber smart”  Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

March 17, 2019

Bart McDonough is the author of Cyber Smart: Five Habits to Protect Your Family, Money, and Identity from Cyber Criminals and CEO and Founder of Agio, a hybrid managed IT and cybersecurity services provider. Prior to founding Agio, Bart worked…

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Benjamin Carey: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

November 12, 2014

Benedict J. Carey is a science reporter for The New York Times who focuses on brain and behavior topics. He writes about neuroscience, psychiatry and neurology, as well as everyday psychology. The territory includes the large and the small, memory…

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Benedict Carey: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

November 7, 2014

Benedict J. Carey is a science reporter for The New York Times who focuses on brain and behavior topics. He writes about neuroscience, psychiatry and neurology, as well as everyday psychology. The territory includes the large and the small, memory…

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Never Be Closing: A book review by Bob Morris

August 22, 2014

Never Be Closing: How to Sell Better Without Screwing Your Clients, Your Colleagues, or Yourself Tim Hurson and Tim Dunne Portfolio/The Penguin Group (2014) How and why “Productive Thinking” can accelerate personal growth and professional development In the film version…

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High Octane Women: A book review by Bob Morris

December 1, 2013

High Octane Women: How Superachievers Can Avoid Burnout Sherrie Bourg Carter Prometheus Books (2011) Why burnout is not an individual problem, it’s an organizational and cultural problem…and what to do about it I agree with Sherrie Bourg Carter that there…

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Leigh Branham: An interview by Bob Morris

November 1, 2012

Leigh Branham is Principal and Founder of Keeping the People, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas. Leigh has been researching and speaking about best practices in employee engagement and retention since 1995. He helps companies analyze the root causes of employee disengagement…

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