Jay A. Conger

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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HBR’s 10 Must Reads On High Performance: A book review by Bob Morris

June 7, 2022

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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When Joining a Company, Figure Out How Decisions Are Made

August 14, 2018

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *      * When you join an organization, you have a short…

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The High Potential’s Advantage: A book review by Bob Morris

April 22, 2018

The High Potential’s Advantage (US only 4/17): Get Noticed, Impress Your Bosses, and Become a Top Leader Jay A. Conger and Allan H. Church Harvard Business Review Press (2018) “Potential” means “you ain’t done it yet.” Darrell Royal I agree…

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Make Sure Your Work Is Aligned with Your Boss’s Expectations

April 21, 2018

  Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Most people have had a boss they struggled to…

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When You Start a New Job, Pay Attention to These 5 Aspects of Company Culture

April 11, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Allan H. Church and Jay A. Conger for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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HBR Guide to Managing Up and Across: A book review by Bob Morris

June 5, 2013

HBR Guide to Managing Up and Across HBR Editors and Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2013) How and why to manage up to nourish and manage across to connect extensively within and beyond the given enterprise This is one…

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Harvard Business Review on Advancing Your Career: A book review by Bob Morris

September 17, 2012

Harvard Business Review on Advancing Your Career Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) “Companies own the jobs but people own their careers.”  Earl Nightingale This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of articles that first appeared in Harvard Business…

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