Month: October 2019

The Infinite Game: A book review by Bob Morris

October 30, 2019

The Infinite Game Simon Sinek Portfolio/Penguin (October 2019) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”  African proverb I have read all of Simon Sinek’s previous books and reviewed most of them.…

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Framing reinvention: What disruptive change means for business, society, and you

October 30, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast featured in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article and/or hear the ∂iscussion, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…

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Adventures of a Computational Explorer: A book review by Bob Morris

October 29, 2019

Adventures of a Computational Explorer Stephen Wolfram Wolfram Media (October 2019) “There’s so many wonderful things to do, and I’m just getting started.” That’s a remarkable statement by Stephen Wolfram, someone who was educated at Eton, Oxford, and Caltech, earning…

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Research: Companies Led by Inventors Produce Better Innovations

October 29, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Emdad Islam and Jason Zein 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…

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An Inventor’s Life That Was Incandescent Any Way You Look at It

October 28, 2019

Thomas Edison, sometime between 1870 and 1880.CreditBrady-Handy Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Here is a brief excerpt from David Oshinsky‘s review of Desmond Morris‘ recently published biography of Thomas Edison, featured in The New York Times. * * * Edmund…

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A CEO’s guide to gender equality

October 28, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * *…

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The future of women at work: Transitions in the age of automation

October 27, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Anu Madgavkar, James Manyika, Mekala Krishnan, Kweilin Ellingrud, Lareina Yee, Jonathan Woetzel, Michael Chui, Vivian Hunt, and Sruti Balakrishnan for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read…

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Novelist John Le Carré Reflects On His Own “Legacy” of Spying

October 27, 2019

Here is a a brief excerpt from the transcript of an interview of John le Carre by Terry Gross for NPR. To hear or read the complete interview, check out other resources and learn more about NPR, please click here.…

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Women in the Workplace 2019

October 26, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jess Huang, Alexis Krivkovich, Irina Starikova, Lareina Yee, and Delia Zanoschi for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about…

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The Intelligent Leader: A book review by Bob Morris

October 26, 2019

The Intelligent Leader: Unlocking the 7 Secrets to Leading Others and Leaving Your Legacy John Mattone Wiley (October 2015) How to embrace and then complete the inner work that high-impact leadership requires This is my favorite passage in Lao-tse’s Tao…

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