The Executive’s Compass

The Reconnected Leader: A book review by Bob Morris

March 3, 2015

The Reconnected Leader: An Executive’s Guide to Creating Responsible, Purposeful and Valuable Organizations Norman Pickavance KoganPage (2015) “Get real or you’re toast.” Lancelot Fahrquart Thinking about reconnection presupposes a previous connection. That is the approach by which Norman Pickavance frames…

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The Responsible Leader: A book review by Bob Morris

March 1, 2015

The Responsible Leader: Developing a Culture of Responsibility in an Uncertain World Tim Richardson KoganPage (2015) Without individual as well as shared accountability, little (if anything) of enduring value can be accomplished. As I began to read Tim Richardson’s book,…

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From Values to Action: A book review by Bob Morris

January 13, 2012

From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr. Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2011) How and why leadership is about the growth and positive change that almost anyone can bring about while working with others…

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Christine Fruechte (Colle + McVoy) in “The Corner Office”

January 8, 2012

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Christine Fruechte, president and chief…

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