Month: February 2018

15 famous business books summarized in one sentence each

February 8, 2018

Looking for an effective way to pick up a useful business book to read? This this was prepared by Max Nisen for Business Insider won’t be a waste of time. Each of the famous and influential business books is described…

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The Age of Agile: A book review by Bob Morris

February 8, 2018

The Age of Agile: How Smart Companies Are Transforming the Way Work Get Done Stephen Denning AMACOM (February 2018) How and why “organizations are connecting everyone and everything, everywhere, all the time” and what that means I cannot recall a…

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Richard Rumelt on good and bad strategies: An interview by Bob Morris

February 7, 2018

Note: This is one of the most popular interviews I have posted thus far. Enjoy! Richard P. Rumelt received his doctorate from the Harvard Business School in 1972, having previously earned a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley. He worked as…

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Transform Setbacks into Possibilities by Shifting Your Mindset

February 7, 2018

  Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Many of us can recall an experience that felt…

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The Talent Code: A book review by Bob Morris

February 6, 2018

The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How Daniel Coyle Bantam Books (2009) Note: Before reading The Culture Code (published on January 30, 2018), I decided to re-read one of Daniel Coyle’s previously published books and am glad…

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Having a Tough Conversation with a Coworker When You Both Hate Tough Conversations

February 6, 2018

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * If you’re having a conflict with a coworker,…

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Dan Ariely on rational irrationality

February 5, 2018

Thanks to McKinsey & Company and its Quarterly, those of us who admire Dan Ariley and his work have access to an especially enlightening interview (February 2011). To see it, please click here. *     *     * The behavioral economist explains…

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Talk About Skills When Talking About Promotions

February 5, 2018

  Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * Conversations about promotions can be tense —…

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Nathaniel Philbrick on a “wilderness” of opportunities in the New World

February 4, 2018

Nathaniel Philbrick is one of the most distinguished historians. Here is a brief excerpt from one of his liveliest interviews. I urge you to check out his bestsellers. * * * Your two previous books have been about the sea. Mayflower,…

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How high can a dead cat bounce?

February 4, 2018

I recently re-read James Geary’s book, I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World, published by Harper/An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2011). He observes: “Finance and economics are the…

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