Harvard Business Review Press

Higher Ground: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 20, 2024

Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World Alison Taylor Harvard Business Review Press (February 2024) How and why a total commitment to conducting ethical business is essential to sustaining profitable results The business world…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 12, 2024

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (April 2020) “Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems.”  Tim Brown This book is one of the more recent volumes in…

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Never Not Working: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 8, 2024

Never Not Working: Why the Always-On Culture Is Bad for Business — and How to Fix It Malissa Clark Harvard Business Review Press (February 2024) How and why overworking usually results in underperforming   Why did Malissa Clark write this…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on High Performance

January 26, 2024

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on High Performance Various Contributors and HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (May 2022) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle’s insight refers to organizations as well…

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The Year in Tech 2024: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 5, 2024

The Year in Tech 2024: Thoughts You Need from Harvard Business Review Various Contributors in Collaboration with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2024) How and why integrative technologies will determine performance results, for better or worse.   As I…

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The Heart of Business: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 5, 2023

The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism Hubert Joly Harvard Business Review Press (May 2021) “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” Theodore Roosevelt In 1970, Milton Friedman…

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The Upside of Uncertainty: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 4, 2023

The Upside of Uncertainty: A Guide for Finding Possibility in the Unknown Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr Harvard Business Review Press (July 2022) “The single biggest predictor of executive success is how you deal with uncertainty.” Sam Yagan Nathan…

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Know What Matters: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 2, 2023

Know What Matters: Lessons from a Lifetime of Transformation Ron Shaich Harvard Business Review Press (October 2023) “If everything matters, nothing matters.” Harris Johnson I again remembered my Uncle Harry’s observation as I began to read this book. He realized…

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HBR Guide to Critical Thinking: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 26, 2023

HBR Guide to Critical Thinking Various Contributors in Collaboration with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2023) How to master the skills needed for high-impact decision-making and problem-solving As you no doubt know already, Harvard Business Review Press  publishes…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on High Performance: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 25, 2023

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on High Performance Various Contributors and HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (May 2022) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle’s insight refers to organizations as well…

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