Jon Katzenbach

Design Thinking: A book review by Bob Morris

August 11, 2016

Design Thinking: New Product Development Essentials from the PDMA Michael G. Fuchs, K. Scott Swan, and Abbie Griffin, Co-Editors John Wiley & Sons (2015) “We spend a lot time designing the bridge, but not enough time thinking about the people…

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Great Teams Build Great Cultures

August 11, 2016

Here is a brief except from an article by Jon Katzenbach for strategy+business magazine, published by Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company). To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email…

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Your Strategy Needs a Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

June 14, 2015

Your Strategy Needs a Strategy: How to Choose and Execute the Right Approach Martin Reeves, Knut Haanaes, and Janmejava Sinha Harvard Business Review Press (2015) “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” — Michael Porter Porter’s comment…

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The Thought Leader Interview: Aetna’s Mark Bertolini

June 5, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Mark Bertolini by Jon Katzenbach, Gretchen Anderson, and Art Kleiner for strategy+ business magazine, published by PwC strategy& LLC (formerly Booz & Company). To read the complete interview, check out other…

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Simple Rules: A book review by Bob Morris

April 27, 2015

Simple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex World Donald N. Sull and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2015) How and why simple rules help to accelerate personal growth and executive development First, I want to share two of…

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HBR Guide to Project Management: A book review by Bob Morris

February 9, 2015

HBR Guide to Project Management Various (23) Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2012) “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead This is one…

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Before you attempt to manage change….

October 26, 2014

Jon Katzenbach and James O’Toole probably know more about managing change, especially unexpected and disruptive change, than does anyone else. However different their approaches may be in certain respects, to accommodate the given circumstances, both agree that you cannot manage…

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The Critical Few: Components of a Truly Effective Culture

March 21, 2014

Here’s a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Jon Katzenbach, Rutger von Post, and James Thomas for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. In it, they discuss why business leaders should forget the monolithic change management programs and…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 9/23/13)

September 29, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Feed the Startup Beast: A 7-Step Guide to Big, Hairy, Outrageous Sales Growth Drew Williams and Jonathan Verney What Happened to…

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Change with Confidence

August 13, 2013

Change with Confidence: Answers to the 50 Biggest Questions That Keep Change Leaders Up at Night Phil Buckley Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand To paraphrase Sun Tzu, every change initiative succeeds or fails before it is launched I agree with Phil Buckley…

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