Month: May 2019

Fusing data and design to supercharge innovation—in products and processes

May 12, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Akshay Chhabra and Simon Williams for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…

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Alden Mills on Unstoppable Teams: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

May 12, 2019

Against all odds, leadership speaker Alden Mills conquered asthma in his youth, then persisted to accomplish extraordinary results: he became a nationally-ranked rower, a three-time Navy SEAL platoon commander, CEO of one of the fastest growing companies in America, and…

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Cross-Silo Leadership 

May 12, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tiziana Casciaro, Amy C. Edmondson and Sujin Jang 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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Cracking Complexity: A book review by Bob Morris

May 11, 2019

Cracking Complexity: The Breakthrough Formula for Solving Just About Anything Fast David Benjamin and David Komlos Nicholas Brealey Publishing (May 2019) “To every complex problem there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.”  H.L. Mencken In essence, an…

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5 Myths About Strategy

May 11, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Stephen Bungay 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…

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Leana Wen of Planned Parenthood Wants to Tackle the “Fundamental Unfairness in Our System”

May 10, 2019

Here is an excerpt from David Gelles’ interview of Leana Wen for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. Credit: Erik Tanner for The New York Times * * *…

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Don’t Be Blinded by Your Own Expertise

May 10, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sydney Finkelstein 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 click…

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Forging an Ironclad Brand: A book review by Bob Morris

May 9, 2019

Forging an Ironclad Brand: A Leader’s Guide Lindsay Pedersen Lioncrest Publishing (April 2019) How to establish a brand that can serve as your organization’s North Star Since the first marketplace was established several thousand years ago, the essential purpose of…

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Decision making in your organization: Cutting through the clutter

May 9, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from the transcript of a podcast featured in 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…

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Learning to Lead: A book review by Bob Morris

May 8, 2019

Learning to Lead: The Journey to Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading an Organization Ron Williams, Greenleaf Book Group Press (May 2019) “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”  Theodore Roosevelt In this…

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