The Book of the Courtier

Impromtu: A book review by Bob Morris

April 7, 2018

Impromtu: Leading in the Moment Judith Humphrey John Wiley & Sons (2017) The power of “truth, well-told” According to Judith Humphrey, “Impromptu speaking is an art that few have mastered. Yet it’s a critical skill for leaders — not just…

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Bounce: A book review by Bob Morris

September 4, 2012

Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success Matthew Syed Harper/A HarperCollins Imprint (2010) How and why peak performance really is achieved…or isn’t I first read this book when it was published (April 20, 2010) and then recently re-read it before reviewing it. As…

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The world needs more sprezzatura

February 26, 2011

According to Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529), the term “sprezzatura” that he introduces in his classic work, The Book of the Courtier, is defined as “a certain nonchalance, so as to conceal all art and make whatever one does or says appear…

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