organizational judgment

Paid to Think: A book review by Bob Morris

July 11, 2017

Paid to Think: A Leader’s Toolkit for Redefining Your Future David Goldsmith with Lorrie Goldsmith BenBella Books (2012) A one-volume library of business information, insights, and wisdom Note: The title is somewhat misleading because the scope and depth of the…

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Paid to Think: A book review by Bob Morris

May 21, 2017

Paid to Think: A Leader’s Toolkit for Redefining Your Future David Goldsmith with Lorrie Goldsmith BenBella Books (2012) An abundance of business information, insights, and wisdom for those who need to increase the value of what they think Note: The…

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Creativity: Snapshot of a Business “Classic”

March 1, 2016

Opinions vary as to what defines a “classic” business book. My own opinion is that it offers insights and counsel that are of timeless value. To paraphrase Bernard of Chartres, a 12th century monk, their authors are the shoulders upon…

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Collaborative Intelligence: A book review by Bob Morris

January 6, 2016

Collaborative Intelligence: Thinking with People Who Think Differently Dawna Markova and Angie McArthur Spiegel & Grau (2015) “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret…

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The Power of Organizational Judgment

August 28, 2015

In one of Tom Davenport’s recent books, Judgment Calls , he and co-author Brooke Manville offer “an antidote for the Great Man theory of decision making and organizational performance”: organizational judgment. That is, “the collective capacity to make good calls…

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Valuable Lessons to Be Learned from Cass Sunsein and Reid Hastie

March 5, 2015

In one of Tom Davenport’s recent books, Judgment Calls: Twelve Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams That Got Them Right, he and co-author Brooke Manville offer “an antidote for the Great Man theory of decision making and organizational performance”:…

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Challenge the Ordinary: A book review by Bob Morris

July 16, 2014

Challenge the Ordinary: Why Revolutionary Companies Abandon Conventional Mindsets, Question Long-Held Assumptions, and Kill Their Sacred Cows Linda D. Henman Career Press (2014) “Yesterday’s dangerous idea is today’s orthodoxy and tomorrow’s cliché.” — Richard Dawkins I agree with Linda Henman…

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How I Did It: A book review by Bob Morris

June 15, 2014

How I Did It: Lessons from the Front Lines of Business Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Cutting-edge perspectives on the unique leadership challenges at the CEO-level There were 14 editors involved with these essays, written by 34 CEOs,…

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John Baldoni: A third interview by Bob Morris

November 24, 2013

John Baldoni serves as the chair of the leadership development practice at N2growth. He is an internationally-recognized leadership educator, executive coach, speaker, and author. He has authored twelve books on leadership, with three of those books, Lead With Purpose (2011),…

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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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