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ChatGPT and the Future of AI: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 20, 2024

ChatGPT and the Future of AI: The Deep Language Revolution Terrence J. Sejnowski MIT Press (October 29, 2024) Perspectives on what to expect from AI in years to come This is a uniquely challenging book to discuss because Terrence J.…

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The Myth of the Sustainable Consumer

November 20, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Andreas von der Gathen, Nicolai Broby Eckert, and Caroline Kastbjerg for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others,  sign up for email alerts, and obtain…

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Henri Matisse’s Revolutionary Colors

November 19, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Janet Flanner for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. (This is the first part…

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Michael Schrage on “How to Craft Great Business Experiments”

November 19, 2024

I have read and reviewed Michael Schrage‘s latest book, The Innovator’s Hypothesis: How Cheap Experiments Are Worth More than Good Ideas, published by The MIT Press (September 2014). Schrage develops in much greater depth in this, his latest book [as of…

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The M&A Failure Trap: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 18, 2024

The M&A Failure Trap: Why Most Mergers and Acquisitions Fail and How the Few Succeed Baruch Lev and Fen Gu Wiley (November 2024) How can companies get much better at mergers and acquisitions? So far, most haven’t. Why is that?…

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Taking the measure of your innovation performance

November 17, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from a Bain Brief co-authored by Eric Almquist, Mitchell Leiman, Darrell Rigby and Alex Roth, featured at Bain & Company’s website. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of resources, and sign up for email alerts, please…

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’Tis the Season to Reflect on Your Professional Relationships

November 17, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marlo Lyons for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: master1305/Getty Images *…

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What to do if you found yourself riding a dead horse?

November 16, 2024

According to the tribal wisdom of the Lakota Indians, the best strategy is to dismount. But what do they know? Few (if any) graduated from Yale, Harvard, or Princeton. Even fewer  (if any) then earned an MBA degree. What do…

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Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein on Common Biases

November 16, 2024

In Nudge: The Final Edition, Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein argue that people have evolved to make snap decisions in a wide variety of areas in order to save time and mental energy—we’re more likely to survive if we rely on rules of thumb (largely…

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The so-called “secrets” of Berkshire Hathaway’s success

November 15, 2024

FYI: If you had purchased a share of stock in Berkshire Hathaway in 1964 when Warren Buffett took over the company, it would have cost $12.37; Today, November 14, 2024, a share of stock is valued at $706, 288.50. * …

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