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Creating Cultures of Thinking: A book review by Bob Morris

March 16, 2016

Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools Ron Ritchhart Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand (2016) “Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.” Pablo Picasso As I began to read…

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Taking the Stage: A book review by Bob Morris

March 20, 2015

Taking the Stage: How Women Can Speak Up, Stand Out, and Succeed Judith Humphrey Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand (2015)   How almost anyone “can find their own strong voice, seize new opportunities to lead, and advance their career”   The title…

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Tips for Telling a Meaningful Story

January 29, 2015

In Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World, Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler provide a wealth of in formation, in sights, and counsel that cover a wide range of subjects of greatest interest and value…

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Using Experience to Develop Leadership Talent: A book review by Bob Morris

August 19, 2014

Using Experience to Develop Leadership Talent: How Organizations Leverage On-the-Job Development Cynthia McCauley and Morgan McCall, Co-Editors Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand (2014) How and why knowledge shared with others can have almost incalculable value to everyone involved This is a substantial…

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Rich Karlgaard: An interview by Bob Morris

June 19, 2014

Rich Karlgaard is an angel investor, board director and Wall Street Journal best-selling author as well as the longtime publisher (since 1998) of Forbes magazine. He also writes the Forbes column, “Innovation Rules,” which is known for its witty assessment…

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Peter Skarzynski and David Crosswhite: An interview by Bob Morris, Part Two

June 13, 2014

Peter Skarzynski is a founder and Managing Partner of ITC Business Group, LLC. He advises large, global organizations on strategy, innovation and organizational change and is recognized as a leading expert in enabling organizational renewal and growth through innovation. His…

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The Road to Reinvention: A book review by Bob Morris

June 7, 2014

The Road to Reinvention: How to Drive Disruption and Accelerate Transformation Josh Linkner Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand (2014) If you don’t constantly challenge your status quo, you can be certain that someone else will. In a previous book, Disciplined Dreaming, Josh…

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Leading with Questions (Second Edition): A book review by Bob Morris

May 21, 2014

Leading with Questions: How Leaders Find the Right Solutions by Knowing What to Ask (Second Edition) Michael J. Marquardt, Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand Unless you ask the right questions, you’ll never get the right answer and that indicates you probably don’t…

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A Culture of Purpose: A book review by Bob Morris

May 9, 2014

A Culture of Purpose: How to Choose the Right People and Make the Right People Choose You Christoph Lueneburger Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand (2014) A brilliant analysis of perhaps the single most important dimension of organizational alignment Accord to Jim Collins…

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Denise Lee Yohn on “How to become an exceptional brand”

May 8, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from my interview of Denise Lee Yohn, author of What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest (Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand 2014). * * * Today, when there are…

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