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Rewired: A book Review by Bob Morris

July 7, 2023

Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI    Eric Lamarre, Kate Smaje, and Rodney Zemmel     Wiley (June 2023) Here’s a detailed perspective on how to build enterprise capabilities to scale What do Eric…

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Digital Business Transformation: A book review by Bob Morris

April 20, 2023

Digital Business Transformation: How Established Companies Sustain Competitive Advantage From Now to Next Nigel Vaz Wiley (January 2021) How companies thrive by defending, differentiating, or disrupting themselves and their markets Drawing upon wide and deep experience with all manner of…

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Who invented the computer?

April 13, 2023

Most innovation is a gradual process. It is also a team sport, as Matt Ridley correctly suggests. Thomas Edison was eventually awarded 1,093 (singular or joint) patents for research and development of breakthrough innovations. At any time throughout a period…

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The Everyday Feminist: A book review by Bob Morris

March 15, 2023

The Everyday Feminist: The Key to Sustainable Social Impact — Driving Movements We Need Now More than Ever Latanya Mapp Frett Wiley (March 2023) What the unique and under-utilized power of collective feminism can accomplish every day In this book,…

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The Empathy Advantage: A book review by Bob Morris

March 10, 2023

  The Empathy Advantage: Leading the Empowered Workforce Heather E. McGowan and Chris Shipley Wiley (March 2023) “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”  Theodore Roosevelt Empathy is the ability to recognize, understand,…

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Culture Is the Way: A book review by Bob Morris

February 3, 2023

Culture Is the Way: How Leaders at Every Level Build an Organization for Speed, Impact, and ExcellenceMatt Mayberry Wiley (February 2023) “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”  Peter Drucker My take is that prevailing values in a workplace will always be…

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The Ecosystem Economy: A book review by Bob Morris

January 21, 2023

The Ecosystem Economy: How to Lead in the New Age of Sectors Without Borders Venkat Atluri and Miklós Dietz Wiley (October 2022) Why most businesses must reinvent themselves in order to compete in a different environment It will come as…

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Power of Capital: A book review by Bob Morris

October 28, 2022

Contacts: Adrienne.Fontaine@FinnPartners.com Nick.Fontaine@FinnPartners.com Power of Capital: An Adventure Capitalist’s Journey to a Sustainable Future Asha Mehta Wiley (October 2022) How to thrive in “the fastest-growing, most dynamic markets across the globe” An emerging market economy is one that’s transitioning into…

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When AI Rules the World: A book review by Bob Morris

October 19, 2022

When AI Rules the World: China, the U.S. and the Race to Control a Smart Planet Handel Jones Bombardier Books (October 2022) How innovation and support of AI in the U.S. “will maximize benefits for America and elsewhere” Handel Jones…

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True North: A book review by Bob Morris

September 7, 2022

True North: Leading Authentically in Today’s Workplace Bill George and Zach Clayton Wiley (August 2022) “Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.” Oscar Wilde Whatever their size and nature may be, all organizations need effective leaders at all levels and in…

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