Stephen Covey

The Power of Conscious Connection: A Book Review by Bob Morris

December 4, 2023

The Power of Conscious Connection: 4 Habits to Transform How You Live and Lead Talia Fox Ideapress Publishing (November 2023) How to master conscious connections with self-awareness, reflection, and intentional communication Why did Talia Fox write this book? As she…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads On Trust: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 9, 2023

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Trust Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2023) “Trust is the glue of life, of all our relationships with others.”  Stephen Covey As you no doubt know already, Harvard Business Review Press publishes several series…

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Come Up for Air: A book review by Bob Morris

February 17, 2023

Come Up for Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work Nick Sonnenberg HarperCollins Leadership/An Imprint of Harper Collins (February 20123) “Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent, not enough time…

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Peter F. Drucker on Management Essentials: A book review by Bob Morris

June 8, 2021

Peter F. Drucker on Management Essentials, Peter F. Drucker, Harvard Business Review Press, “So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work”, Drucker’s widely quoted comment helps to explain why so many organizations…

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Andrew Temte on Balancing Volatile Priorities: An interview by Bob Morris

May 16, 2021

Dr. Andrew Temte, CFA, is President and Global Head of Corporate Learning at Kaplan North America and former CEO of Kaplan Professional. A thought leader on issues related to workforce reskilling and upskilling, he is the author of Balancing Act:…

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Ron Price and Stacy Ennis on disruptive leadership: An interview by Bob Morris

May 5, 2019

Ron Price is an internationally recognized business advisor, executive coach, speaker, and author. Known for his creative and systematic thinking, business versatility, and practical optimism, Ron has worked in 15 countries and served in almost every level of executive management…

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The Magic of Thinking Big: A review by Bob Morris

September 15, 2018

The Magic of Thinking Big David J. Schwartz Simon & Schuster (1959) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford Opinions are divided — sometimes sharply divided — with regard to self-help books. I…

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Great at Work: A book review by Bob Morris

January 31, 2018

Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More Morten Hansen Simon & Schuster (January 2018) How and why “seven practices upend conventional thinking about how you should work” Note: Every so often, I recycle a…

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Jen Shirkani on the liberating power of EQ: An interview by Bob Morris

August 4, 2017

Jen Shirkani is a nationally recognized expert on emotional intelligence and a featured speaker at national and state conferences, universities, government agencies, and at business organizations around the world. She is the author of Ego vs EQ and Choose Resilience.…

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Alex Shalman’s Favorite Inspirational Quotations

January 8, 2017

As a this New Year evolves, you may find many of these observations of special interest and value. “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” Stephen Covey “Our greatest weakness lies in giving…

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