innovation

MOXIE: A book review by Bob Morris

July 21, 2015

MOXIE: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership John Baldoni Bibliomotion Books + Media (2015) How to develop leadership qualities of being exceptionally mindful, opportunistic, innovative, empathic, and engaged As I began to work my way through John Baldoni’s narrative,…

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The Myths of Creativity: A book review by Bob Morris

November 13, 2013

As I worked my way through Burkus’ lively and eloquent narrative, I was also keenly interested in his discussion Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s insights relevant to incubation in Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (1997): “Once the incubation stage…

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Today, Company Lifecycle and Culture Change Too Fast

November 5, 2013

Here is a brief article written for Forbes in which Martin Zwilling provides a superb introduction to Fish Can’t See Water: How National Culture Can Make or Break Your Corporate Strategy, co-authored by Kai Hammerich and Richard D. Lewis, and…

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Cloud Surfing: A book review by Bob Morris

July 25, 2012

Cloud Surfing: A New Way to Think About Risk, Innovation, Scale, and Success Thomas M. Koulopoulos Bibliomotion (2012) Why and how hyperconnectivity technologies will help “builders of a brave new future”  In the Introduction, Thomas Koulopoulos asks, what is the “single greatest phenomenon contributing to global growth, prosperity, and…

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A video of Teresa Amabile’s TEDx program in Atlanta

October 18, 2011

Teresa Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration and a Director of Research at Harvard Business School and co-author of The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work. Originally educated as…

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Re-Think: A book review by Bob Morris

October 6, 2011

Re-Think: A Business Manifesto for Cutting Costs and Boosting Innovation Ric Merrifield Financial Times Press/The Pearson Group (2009) If you cannot identify the “what” that is truly valuable, “how” is irrelevant. As I began to read this book, I was…

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Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer: An interview by Bob Morris

September 18, 2011

Teresa Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration and a Director of Research at Harvard Business School and co-author of The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work. Originally educated as a chemist,…

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Motivating Behavior Change: Boosting Performance by Mobilizing Pride Builders

August 21, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Jon Katzenbach, Laird Post, Jonathan Gruber, and Aurelie Viriot, featured by The Katzenbach Center at Booz & Company. They explain how and why achieving strategic goals and accelerating performance results often…

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