Yogi Berra

Oxymoronica: A book review by Bob Morris

August 31, 2020

Oxymoronica: Paradoxical Wit & Wisdom From History’s Greatest Wordsmiths Mardy Grothe Collins/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2004) The Wit and Wisdom of Incongruity One of my best friends had an aunt — her name was Ginny — who, like Yogi…

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Henry Mintzberg on results-driven managment: An interview by Bob Morris

February 24, 2019

A professor in McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management, Henry Mintzberg has been called a lot of things over his career – influential, innovative, iconoclast. Business magazine Fast Company even likened him to Mick Jagger. Of course, Mick Jagger was never named one…

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Oxymoronica: A book review by Bob Morris

March 25, 2018

Oxymoronica: Paradoxical Wit & Wisdom From History’s Greatest Wordsmiths Mardy Grothe Collins/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2004) The Wit and Wisdom of Incongruity One of my best friends had an aunt — her name was Ginny — who, like Yogi…

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Pure Goldwynisms

July 7, 2017

With all due respect to Yogi Berra, Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) is notorious for his misuses of the language. He was a Jewish Polish American film producer. He was most well known for being the founding contributor and executive of several…

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My “Dream Team”: Major League Baseball

May 6, 2017

Now that another MLB season is underway, I again mull who would be on my “dream team.” I limit my consideration to those I have seen play — either in person or while watching games on television — while in…

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What Highly Imaginative People Do Differently

March 8, 2016

In Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind, Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire observe, “Creative people are hubs of diverse interests, influences, behaviors, qualities, and ideas — and through their work, they find a way to…

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Finish BIG: A book review by Bob Morris

September 23, 2015

Finish BIG: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top Bo Burlingham Portfolio/Penguin Random House (2015) “In theory there is no difference between theory and practice [when selling a company]. In practice there is.” Yogi Berra As I began to…

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Message Not Received: A book review by Bob Morris

April 7, 2015

Message Not Received: Why Business Communication Is Broken and How to Fix It Phil Simon John Wiley & Sons (2015) “If can’t explain your idea to a six-year old, you really do not understand it.” Albert Einstein, 4 April 2015…

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Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader: A book review by Bob Morris

February 1, 2015

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader Herminia Ibarra Harvard Business Review Press (2015) What outsight is, how to develop it, and why leaders who possess it have much greater impact Herminia Ibarra notes that research on how adults…

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The Little Book of Thinking Big: A book review by Bob Morris

January 22, 2015

The Little Book of Thinking Big: Aim Higher and Go Further Than You Ever Thought Possible Richard Newton Capstone/A Wiley Brand (December 2014) This book offers a mental journey with the energy, pace, and impact of a Cirque du Soleil…

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