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Lead the Work: A book review by Bob Morris

August 9, 2015

Lead the Work: Navigating a World Beyond Employment John Boudreau, Ravin Jesuthasan, and David Creelman Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2015) “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence – it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” Peter Drucker…

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Transformative HR: A book review by Bob Morris

July 7, 2015

Transformative HR: How Great Companies Use Evidence-Based Change for Sustainable Advantage John W. Boudreau and Ravin Jesuthasan Joszsey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2011) How and why the principles underlying evidence-based change bring clarity and validity to decisions about human capital In my…

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Introducing Jennifer Aaker

June 22, 2015

A social psychologist and marketer, Jennifer Aaker is the General Atlantic Professor of Marketing at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Her research spans time, money and happiness. She focuses on questions such as: What actually makes people happy, as…

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Josh Linkner urges you to join him on the “road to reinvention”

April 15, 2015

Here is a brief interview that Amazon conducted with Josh Linkner, author of The Road to Reinvention, published by Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint. In his latest book, he explains how to drive disruption and accelerate organizational transformation. That is, take what…

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Still Surprised: A book review by Bob Morris

August 3, 2014

Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership Warren Bennis Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2010) Four score and counting, while his insatiable curiosity explores and his sense of wonder delights I have read and reviewed most (if not all) of…

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Ed Catmull on “Building a sense of purpose at Pixar”

April 16, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration in which Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, recalls how a serious organizational rift led him to a new…

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Art Kleiner on “The Importance of Being Mindful”

March 20, 2014

Here’s a brief excerpt from an article written by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. In it, he shares his thoughts about the relevance of mindfulness to workplace performance. To read the complete article, check out…

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Behind the Cloud: A book review by Bob Morris

March 12, 2014

Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company and Revolutionized an Industry Marc Benioff Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2009) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison It’s always interesting as well as instructive to…

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What Great Brands Do: A book review by Bob Morris

February 7, 2014

What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest Denise Lee Yohn Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2014) How and why your brand “is the experience that is actually delivered and communicated through everything you do”…

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The Birkman Method: A book review by Bob Morris

November 15, 2013

The Birkman Method: Your Personality at Work Sharon Birkman Fink and Stephanie Capparell Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2013) How and why the more you help others to fulfill their potentialities, the more they will do to help you fulfill yours The…

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