Michael A. Roberto

What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

September 22, 2015

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by David A. Garvin and Michael A. Roberto, published in the October 2001 issue of Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 10/14/13)

October 20, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Lessons from the Sandbox: Rediscovering the Keys to Business Success Alan Gregerman Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer:…

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Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer

October 18, 2013

Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus Michael A. Roberto FT Press/Pearson (2013) One of the most important attributes of a great leader This is the second edition of a book first published…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 2/25/13)

March 3, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift Ram Charan The AIG Story Maurice R. Greenberg and Lawrence…

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Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer: A book review by Bob Morris

February 27, 2013

Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus Michael A. Roberto Pearson Prentice Hall (2006) Note: I recently read this book while preparing for an interview and found its insights even more relevant and…

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HBR 10 Must-Reads on Change: A book review by Bob Morris

March 14, 2011

HBR 10 Must-Reads on Change Various Contributors Harvard Business Press (2011) This volume is one of several in a new series of anthologies of articles that initially appeared in the Harvard Business Review, in this instance from 1960 until 2006.…

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