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Energy Rising: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 3, 2023

Energy Rising: The Neuroscience of Leading with Emotional Power Julia DiGangi Harvard Business Review Press (September 2023) How and why emotional lives run on the brain’s real, physical energy…for better or worse Years ago, Theodore Roosevelt observed that “people won’t…

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Revolutionizing Business Operations: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 3, 2023

Revolutionizing Business Operations: How to Build Dynamic Perocesses for Enduring Competitive Advantage Tony Saldanha and Filippo Passerini Berrett-Koehler Publishers (September 2023) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison] According to Tony Saldanha and Filippo Passerini, ‘There are clear patterns to…

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Inventing “60 Minutes”: How Don Hewitt’s new kind of news show ushered in the infotainment age. E. J. Kahn, The New Yorker, Saul Steinberg

October 2, 2023

Here is an excerpt from a “classic” article, written by E. J. Kahn, and published by The New Yorker (July 12, 1982). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * *…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Talent: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 1, 2023

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Talent Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2022) “Don’t worry about people stealing an idea. If its an original, you will have to ram it down their throats.” Howard Aiken As you no doubt know…

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Belonging Rules: A Book Review by Bob Morris

September 30, 2023

Belonging Rules: Five Crucial Actions That Build Unity and Foster Performance Brad Deutser Matt Holt Books/An Imprint of BenBella Books (September 2023) “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it’s the only…

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Democratizing Transformation

September 29, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marco Iansiti and Satya Nadella for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive…

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Think Faster, Talk Smarter: A Book Review by Bob Morris

September 29, 2023

Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You Are Put on the Spot Matt Abrahams Simon Element/An Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. (September 2023) How to have high-impact in both formal presentations and informal conversations Most people…

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Why Innovation Depends on Intellectual Honesty

September 28, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Jeff Dyer, Nathan Furr, Curtis Lefrandt, and Taeya Howell for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Jon…

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The Crisis Turnaround: A Book Review by Bob Morris

September 27, 2023

The Crisis Turnaround: Lead Through Crisis and Position Your Company for Strength Jeff Hilimire Ripples of Hope Publishing (2020) The Chinese character for “crisis’ has two meanings: “peril” and “opportunity.” This is the second of four volumes in the Turnaround…

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20 Facts You Probably Didn’t Knew About Tigers

September 26, 2023

Whenever asked which animal I would prefer to become if reincarnated, I have two: the polar bear and the Siberian tiger. What would be your choice(s)? Meanwhile, here is a portion of an article by Abhishek Gurung for India’s Ranthambore National Park’s…

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