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Understanding man’s social nature

July 8, 2015

In Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect, Matthew D Lieberman observes, “Just as there are multiple social networks on the Internet such as Facebook and Twitter, each with its own strengths, there are also multiple social networks in…

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Executive Toughness: A book review by Bob Morris

February 4, 2013

Executive Toughness: The Mental-Training Program to Increase Your Leadership Performance Jason Selk McGraw-Hill 2012) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford I share Jason Selk’s high regard for John Wooden, arguably the greatest…

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The Little Book of Talent: A book review by Bob Morris

August 29, 2012

The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills Daniel Coyle Bantam Books/A Random House imprint (2012) Lessons learned from “hotbeds” of creativity about how best to develop talents to their full potential For more than 20 years,…

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The Power of Small: A book review by Bob Morris

June 30, 2011

  The Power of Small: Why Little Things Make All the Difference Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval Broadway Business (2009) The great value of Thaler and Koval’s book is derived from their pragmatic approach to all manner of situations…

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The Talent Code: A book review by Bob Morris

June 11, 2011

The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How Daniel Coyle Bantam Books (2009) In this book, Coyle duly (and gratefully) acknowledges the importance of Anders Ericsson’s research, that greatness isn’t born; rather, it is developed by a combination…

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A cup of coffee and apple pie à la mode with Coach Wooden

April 2, 2011

As I eagerly await the first of two “Final Four” NCAA basketball games, I am again reminded of a special experience I had many years ago when I taught English and coached the varsity basketball team at a boarding school…

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