Stanford University Press

Leading Matters: A book review by Bob Morris

September 11, 2018

Leading Matters: Lessons from My Journey John L. Hennessy Stanford University Press (September 2018) Valuable lessons to be learned and shared from a 25-year leadership journey…thus far As I began to read this thoughtful and thought-provoking book, I was again…

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Engine of Impact: A book review by Bob Morris

February 10, 2018

Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector William F. Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker Stanford University Press (2018) Here’s a “common language, a new way of thinking, and a clear approach” for non-profit leadership Over…

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Riding Shotgun: A book review by Bob Morris

February 19, 2017

Riding Shotgun: The Role of the COO Nathaniel Bennett and Stephen Miles Stanford University Press (January 2017) Why the COO is probably “the toughest job in a company” The is the updated edition of a book first published a decade…

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How to Become an Ambidextrous Leader

August 12, 2016

Here is a brief except from an article by Theodore Kinni for strategy+business magazine, published by Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company). To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email…

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“Both/And” Leadership

May 8, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Wendy K. Smith, Marianne W. Lewis, and Michael L. Tushman for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources,…

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Andrew Hargadon on How Breakthrough Ideas Happen: An interview by Bob Morris

December 22, 2015

Andrew Hargadon is a Professor of Technology Management and Charles J. Soderquist Chair in Entrepreneurship at the University of California at Davis. The primary focus of his research is on the effective management of innovation and entrepreneurship, particularly in the…

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The importance of delighting in the possible

March 30, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Zafer Achi and Jennifer Garvey Berger for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They suggest that, in an unpredictable world, executives should stretch beyond managing the probable. To…

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Ethics and Trust: An Interview with Robert Hoyk

July 29, 2014

In 2009, Charles H. Green interviewed Robert Hoyk, co-author with Paul Hersey of a book that I highly admire: The Ethical Executive: Becoming Aware of the Root Causes of Unethical Behavior. After reading it, Green observes, “What grabbed me was…

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If you think top executives have to have charisma, think again.

May 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Christian Stadler and Davis Dyer for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, obtain subscription information, and sign up for email alerts, please click…

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John Boudreau on “The Physics of Talent”

April 16, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Boudreau for Talent Management magazine. In it, he asks, “Have you given your people the right opportunity to perform?” To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and…

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