Rob Goffee

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Building a Great Culture

May 31, 2022

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Building a Great Culture Various Contributors in Collaboration with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (November 2019) Begin at the end: First determine WHAT and WHY, then WHO and HOW. After centuries of war between…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Reinventing HR : A book review by Bob Morris

September 13, 2019

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Reinventing HR HBR Editors and Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (June 2019) How to take a management approach that drives employee engagement and high performance This is one in a series of volumes that…

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Creating the Best Workplace on Earth

September 13, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email…

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Authentic Workplaces Don’t Try to Make Everyone the Same

November 17, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. As I read it, I was again reminded of a brilliant observation by Margaret Mead: “Always remember…

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Why Should Anyone Work Here?: A book review by Bob Morris

October 22, 2015

Why Should Anyone Work Here?: What It Takes to Create an Authentic Organization Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones Harvard Business Review Press (October 2015) “If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.” William…

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Thinkers 50 Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

May 28, 2015

Thinkers 50 Leadership: Organizational Success through Leadership Stuant Crainer and Des Dearlove McGraw-Hill Education What is the cutting-edge thinking about how leadership can achieve and then sustain organizational success? This is one of the volumes in a series published by…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/29/13)

May 6, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Customer CEO: How to Profit from the Power of Your Customers Chuck Wall The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market…

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Creating the Best Workplace on Earth

May 1, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a…

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