Month: October 2015

Friend & Foe: A book review by Bob Morris

October 6, 2015

Friend & Foe: When to Cooperate, When to Compete, and How to Succeed at Both Adam Galinsky and Maurice Schweitzer Crown Business (2015) How to decide when to cooperate and when to compete…and how to become better at both I…

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Global Teams That Work

October 6, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tsedal Neeley 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 HBR email alerts,…

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The Summit: A book review by Bob Morris

October 5, 2015

The Summit: Bretton Woods, 1944: J. M. Keynes and the Reshaping of the Global Economy Ed Conway Pegasus Books (2015) A brilliant analysis of the unique significance of “the very highest point of modern international economic diplomacy” Here is probably…

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The science of organizational transformations

October 5, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by the Editors of the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register…

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5 Gears: A book review by Bob Morris

October 4, 2015

5 Gears: How to Be Present and Productive When There Is Never Enough Time Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram John WIley & Sons (2015) “No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for…

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Getting Virtual Teams Right

October 4, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Keith Ferrazzi 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 HBR email alerts,…

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Gender equality: Taking stock of where we are

October 3, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Dominic Barton, Sandrine Devillard, and Judith Hazlewood for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain…

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Why Strategy Execution Unravels—and What to Do About It

October 3, 2015

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Donald Sull, Rebecca Homkes, and Charles Sull for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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Jeffrey Pfeffer on the Science of Leadership

October 2, 2015

I have just read and will soon review Jeffrey Pfeffer‘s latest book, Leadership BS: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time, was published by HarperBusines (September 2015) and will then interview him again. He is among the most…

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McKinsey Quarterly: The Ten Most Popular Articles (Third Quarter 2015)

October 2, 2015

These are the ten articles that have been most popular with readers of the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register…

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