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The Wit and Wisdom of Michael Gelb

September 20, 2017

I am grateful to Monique Muhlenkamp (New World Library Publishers) for providing a Q&A in which Michael Gelb shares his thoughts about a remarkably diverse range of subjects. * * * Michael J. Gelb is the author most recently of…

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The Mathematical Corporation: A book review by Bob Morris

June 12, 2017

The Mathematical Corporation: Where Machine Intelligence and Human Ingenuity Achieve the Impossible Josh Sullivan and Angela Zutavern PublicAffairs (June 6, 2017 The Ultimate Collaboration on “the other side of complexity” Up front, I share a response to this book’s subtitle:…

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Confronting Capitalism: A book review by Bob Morris

April 3, 2015

Confronting Capitalism: Real Solutions for a Troubled Economic System Philip Kotler AMACOM (2015) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Derek Bok In my opinion, Phil Kotler is the world’s preeminent authority on how to create or increase demand…

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How CIOs can lead their company’s information business

May 30, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Janaki Akella, Sam Marwaha, and Johnson Sikes for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain why, in data-driven companies, CIOs — and new chief data officers —…

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Disrupt!: A book review by Bob Morris

August 27, 2013

Disrupt! Think Epic. Be Epic Bill Jensen Net Minds (2013) How-to-Figure-It-All-Out I have read and reviewed all of Bill Jensen’s previously published books and think Disrupt! is his most valuable — thus far — because it will have the widest…

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John A. Daly: An interview by Bob Morris

December 25, 2012

John Daly is the Liddell Professor of Communication and TCB Professor of Management at The University of Texas at Austin. While at the university, he has won every major award given on campus for undergraduate teaching. Daly has been the…

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Why it is imperative to hire for attitude

January 25, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article by Dan Schawbel and featured online at the Forbes website. In it, Mark Murphy explains why a job candidate’s attitude is more important than talent, skills, and experience.  To read the complete article,…

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How we do it: Strategic tests from four senior executives

February 12, 2011

During the conversation that follows,conducted in January 2011 and featured by The McKinsey Quarterly online, former Merck CEO Raymond Gilmartin and three other leaders share their approaches to testing strategy. Note: Given the length of the conversation, I have included…

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