Month: May 2013

Josh Linkner on “Never Embolden the Naysayers”

May 9, 2013

Here is Josh Linkner‘s latest blog post. To check out the wealth of resources he provides at this website, please click here. * * * At some point on the journey, every great contributor to the world was met with…

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A Tribute to Steve Jobs on “The Charlie Rose Show”

May 8, 2013

Whenever I need to take a break from reading and writing, I often re-watch a past program of The Charlie Rose Show. Among my favorites is one during which Bob Iger, Steve Wozniak, Marissa Mayer, Walter Isaacson, Marc Andreessen, Ken…

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John Dickerson on “Risk: The story of America’s greatest idea”

May 8, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written for Slate magazine by John Dickerson. To read the complete article and others as well as sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Risk has taken a…

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Smart Thinking: A book review by Bob Morris

May 8, 2013

Smart Thinking: Three Essential Keys to Solve Problems, Innovate, and Get Things Done Art Markman A Perigee Book/Penguin Group (2012) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” Peter…

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Josh Linkner on “Never Embolden the Naysayers”

May 7, 2013

Here is Josh Linkner‘s latest blog post. To check out the wealth of resources he provides at this website, please click here. * * * At some point on the journey, every great contributor to the world was met with…

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From Smart to Wise: A book review by Bob Morris

May 7, 2013

From Smart to Wise: Acting and Leading with Wisdom Prasad Kaipa and Navi Radjou Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2013) How to see the world “as it really is, without perceptual filters that manipulate motivation, decisions, and behavior” Throughout human history, the greatest leaders have been both…

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Steve Case (Revolution) in “The Corner Office”

May 7, 2013

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Steve Case, the C.E.O. of…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/29/13)

May 6, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Customer CEO: How to Profit from the Power of Your Customers Chuck Wall The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market…

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Peter Gray: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

May 6, 2013

Peter Gray, research professor of psychology at Boston College, has conducted and published research in a wide range of fields, including neuroendocrinology, animal behavior, developmental psychology, anthropology, and education. He is author of a highly regarded college textbook, Psychology (Worth…

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Customer CEO: A book review by Bob Morris

May 6, 2013

Customer CEO: How to Profit from the Power of Your Customers  Chuck Wall Bibliomotion (2013) To paraphrase Pogo the possum, “We have met the customer and we are [or should be] her or him.” Over the years, I have read and reviewed hundreds of books…

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