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Revisiting an Interview of Chris Zook

April 2, 2025

A partner at Bain & Company,  Chris Zook is co-leader of the firm’s Global Strategy Practice. Zook’s work has focused on companies searching for new sources of profitable growth, in a wide range of industries. His published works include Profit…

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Character: A Book Review by Bob Morris

April 2, 2025

Character: Life Lessons in Courage, Integrity, and Leadership Robert L. Dilenschneider Citadel Press/Kensington Publishing Group (March 2025) “An ideal world would be one in which everyone gets to be all they can be.” Mitzi Perdue That’s Mitzi Perdue’s answer to…

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Radical Listening: A Book Review by Bob Morris

April 1, 2025

Radical Listening: The Art of True Connection Christian Van Nieuwerburgh and Robert Biswas-Diener Berrett-Koehler Publishers (March 2025) “There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.” Simon Sinek Long ago, I realized that because I have…

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The Many Guises of Robert Frost

April 1, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Maggie Doherty for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Photograph by Ray…

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Connect Your Learning Programs to Your Company’s Strategy

March 31, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Anand Chopra-McGowan 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:   David Arky/Getty Images…

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Reinvent: A Book Review Revisited

March 30, 2025

Reinvent: Navigating Business Transformation in a Hyperdigital Era  Faisal Hoque Fast Company Press (July 2023) “What got you here won’t get you there.”  Marshall Goldsmith I agree with Marshall Goldsmith. In fact, I take his insight a step further: What…

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The Founder’s Mentality: Revisiting a Book Review by Bob Morris

March 29, 2025

The Founder’s Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth Chris Zook and James Allen Harvard Business Review Press (June 2016) How to avoid or resolve three organizational crises that can occur after start-up and early-growth phases In 1865,…

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Once Upon a Time: The Lure of Fairy Tales

March 28, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Joan Acocella for The New Yorker (July 16, 2012). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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The Power of Strategic Fit

March 28, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Darrell Rigby and Zach First 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: …

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Distance: The game belongs to Bob Gibson

March 26, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Roger Angell for The New Yorker (September 22, 1980). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: …

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