Month: April 2019

On Algorithms, for Better or Worse

April 25, 2019

The Wiki definition: “In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an unambiguous specification of how to solve a class of problems. Algorithms can perform calculation, data processing, automated reasoning, and other tasks.” In A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence,…

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The Best Response to Negative Feedback Is a Simple One

April 25, 2019

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 get defensive in response to negative…

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What Makes a Successful Startup Team

April 24, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Eva de Mol 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, please…

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What Makes Women CEOs Different?

April 24, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from an arcticle co-authored by Evelyn Orr and Jane Stevenson, featured in the Korn Ferry Institute Journal. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and learn more about the firm, please click…

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A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence: A book review by Bob Morris

April 23, 2019

A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence: How Algorithms Are Shaping Our Lives and How We Can Stay in Control Kartik Hosanagar Viking (March 2019) How we can ensure that algorithms serve us rather than enslave us As I have indicated…

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Why Inclusive Leaders Are Good for Organizations, and How to Become One

April 23, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Juliet Bourke and Andrea Espedido 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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Leadership Is a Conversatvion

April 22, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind 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…

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Simulation Hypothesis: A book review by Bob Morris

April 22, 2019

The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are In a Video Game Rizwan Virk Bayview Books (March 2019) “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” Albert…

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Research: When Juggling Work and Family, Women Offer More Emotional Support Than Men

April 22, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Lieke ten Brummelhuis and Jeffrey H. Greenhaus 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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Trillion Dollar Coach: A book review by Bob Morris

April 21, 2019

Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle HarperBusiness/An imprint of HarperCollins (April 2019) “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”  Theodore Roosevelt…

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