Mark Miller

Legacy in the Making: A book review by Bob Morris

December 10, 2018

Legacy in the Making: Building a Long-Term Brand to Stand Out in a Short-Term World Mark Miller and Lucas Conley McGraw-Hill Education (March 2018) Why and how to build a brand “through the lens of legacy” that can still have…

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SCRAMBLE : A book review by Bob Morris

October 3, 2018

SCRAMBLE: How agile strategy can build epic brands in record time Marty Neumeier Level C Media (October 2018) Here’s a new approach to business: “the emotions, the obstacles , the setbacks, the human interaction, the relentless pressure” As Marty Neumeier explains,…

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EDNA: Narration

May 16, 2018

Many years ago when I began to teach English at the Kent School in Connecticut, I devised an acronym for my students based on two primary sources: Aristotle’s Rhetoric (4th century BCE) and Modern Rhetoric (1949) co-authored by Cleanth Brooks…

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Business Books for People Who Don’t Read “Great Books”

December 2, 2015

As you select holiday gifts for family member and friends, you may be in need of some suggestions of business books for non-readers. They can read, of course, but have little (if any) time or inclination for “great books” such…

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Chess Not Checkers: A book review by Bob

April 30, 2015

Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game Mark Miller Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. (2015) Beware of Whack-a-Mole leadership and management I have read and reviewed all of Mark Miller’s previous books, including Great Leaders Grow and The Secret (both in collaboration…

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The Heart of Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

October 17, 2013

The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow Mark Miller Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2013) How healthy is the cardiovascular system of your organization’s workforce? Those who have read one of more of Mark Miller’s previously published books already…

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Mark Miller: An interview by Bob Morris

February 2, 2012

Mark Miller is a business leader, best-selling author and communicator. He began his Chick-fil-A career working as an hourly team member in 1977. In 1978, Mark joined the corporate staff working in the warehouse and mailroom. Since that time, he has provided leadership for Corporate Communications, Field Operations,…

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Bill Kling (American Public Media Group) in “The Corner Office”

January 15, 2012

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Bill Kling who is founder and…

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The Secret: A book review by Bob Morris

January 9, 2012

The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2009) The power and privilege of leadership as service to those entrusted to one’s care In this second edition of a book first published in…

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Steve Jobs: A book review by Bob Morris

December 19, 2011

Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster (2011) Think differently about Think Different In my opinion, this is among the most important business biographies ever written. Given the number of other reviews that have already appeared, there really isn’t much…

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