Roger L. Martin

The Real Secret to Retaining Talent: The subtle art of making people feel special 

November 24, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Roger L. Martin 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 alerts,…

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HBR Guide to Critical Thinking: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 26, 2023

HBR Guide to Critical Thinking Various Contributors in Collaboration with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2023) How to master the skills needed for high-impact decision-making and problem-solving As you no doubt know already, Harvard Business Review Press  publishes…

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A New Way to Think: A book review by Bob Morris

May 9, 2022

A New Way to Think: Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness Roger L. Martin Harvard Business Review Press (May 2022) “If you’ve always done it that way, you’re probably wrong.” Charles Kettering More recently, Marshall Goldsmith asserted that “what got…

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Leaders Need to Harness Aristotle’s 3 Types of Knowledge

October 17, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Roger L. Martin,  Richard Straub, and Julia Kirby for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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When More Is Not Better: A book review by Bob Morris

October 4, 2020

When More Is Not Better: Overcoming America’s Obsession with Economic Efficiency Roger L. Martin Harvard Business Review Press (September 2020) Democratic capitalism is not — or at least should not be — an oxymoron Long before the Declaration of Independence,…

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Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy

June 26, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by A.G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin, Jan W. Rivkin, and Nicolaj Siggelkow for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads 2018: A book review by Bob Morris

December 7, 2017

HBR’s 10 Must Reads 2018: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review Various contributors and HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (October 2017) Another annual harvest of timeless and timely business wisdom This is the latest…

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Creating Great Choices: A book review by Bob Morris

October 18, 2017

Creating Great Choices: A Leader’s Guide to Integrative Thinking Jennifer Riel and Roger L. Martin Harvard Business Review Press (September 2017) The alchemy of making great decisions If you did not buy your copy of this book from Amazon (mine…

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A New Way to Think

October 11, 2017

In Creating Great Choices, Jennifer Riel and Roger L. Martin have much of substantial value to say about design thinking. As they explain, “Design thinking begins with seeking to understand…For the purpose of designing products or services, the unit of…

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Strategic Choices Need to Be Made Simultaneously, Not Sequentially

May 10, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Roger L. Martin 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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