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Michael Lenox on Mastering Digital Transformation: An Interview by Bob Morris

June 19, 2023

Michael Lenox‘s latest book is Strategy in the Digital World, published by Stanford Business Books. He is also the co-author of The Decarbonization Imperative and Can Business Save the Earth?. He is the Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration and…

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The Past Is Dead

February 4, 2022

Here is an excerpt from a post by Josh Linkner at his blog. In Requiem for a Nun, William Faulkner offers another perspective: “The past is not dead. It’s not even past.” My own opinion is that both are correct…

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The Coming G.O.P. Apocalypse

June 6, 2019

(Above) President Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania in May. Republicans have not found a meaningful way to address their party’s generation gap. Credit: Eric Thayer for The New York Times Over the years, I have relied on a few…

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Dan Pink on the “puzzle” of motivation

April 19, 2018

Dan Pink is the author of six provocative books — including his newest, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. His other books include the long-running New York Times bestseller A Whole New Mind and the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell is Human. His books have…

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Daniel Cable on being “alive at work”: An interview by Bob Morris

April 11, 2018

Dan Cable is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Busness School. Dan’s research and teaching focus on employee engagement, change, organizational culture, leadership mindset, and the linkage between brands and employee behaviors. Dan was selected for the 2018 Thinkers50 Radar…

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The Essential John McCain

October 21, 2017

Over the years, I have relied on a few journalists to help me navigate my way through the forces and events that resemble a fog in everyday life. David Brooks is one of them. His mind reminds me of a…

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What is PRIZM and why is it uniquely significant?

April 12, 2017

In The Attention Merchants, Tim Wu examines merchants who have been involved in an “epic scramble to get inside our heads” for more than a century. He observes: “As an industry, attention merchants are relatively new. Their lineage can be…

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The Wit and Wisdom of Eric Weiner

October 23, 2016

In his latest book, The Geography of Genius, Eric Weiner engages his reader as a companion during “a search for the world’s most creative places, from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley.” Here are a few excerpts that correctly suggest the…

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How to improve the quality of your life immediately

August 3, 2016

According to Eric Barker, there are ten initiatives that scientific research shows can help improve your life. To read the complete blog post, learn more about him, and sign up for free alerts, please click here. * * * Here…

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Delivering on Digital: A book review by Bob Morris

June 13, 2016

Delivering on Digital: The Innovators and Technologies That Are Transforming Government William D. Eggers RosettaBooks (June 2016) How to attract, hire, train, and then retain the talent for digital thinking that can transform any organization This book’s title refers to…

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