Month: November 2019

Create in a Flash: A book review by Bob Morris

November 24, 2019

Create in a Flash: A Leader’s Recipe for Breakthrough Innovation Roger Firestien Green Tractor Publishing (October 2019) Practical advice on how to achieve high-impact results with breakthrough innovation Whatever their size and nature may be, all organizations need effective leadership…

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The C.E.O. of American Airlines Has a Problem: Boeing’s 737 Max

November 24, 2019

Here is another superb article from David Gelles for The New York Times in which he shares his conversation with Doug Parker. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. *…

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Contagious You: A book review by Bob Morris

November 23, 2019

Contagious You: Unlock Your Power to Influence, Lead, and Create the Impact You Want Anese Cavanaugh McGraw-Hill (November 2019) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.”  Henry Ford To what does the title refer? According…

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Four Industrial Revolutions: A briefing

November 23, 2019

In The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Klaus Schwab provides this historical perspective: “The first profound shift in our way of living — the transition from foraging to farming — happened around 10,000 years ago and was made possible by domestication of…

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The C.E.O. Taking On the Gun Lobby

November 22, 2019

Here is another superb article from David Gelles for The New York Times in which he interviews Ed Stack. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. Credit:  Guerin Blask for…

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How Money Became Dangerous: A book review by Bob Morris

November 22, 2019

How Money Became Dangerous: The Inside Story of Our Turbulent Relationship with Modern Finance Christopher Varelas and Dan Stone Ecco/An Imprint of HarperCollins (November 2019) How removing character assessment has stripped away much of the humanity from the financial world…

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Leading for the long term

November 20, 2019

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

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This Could Be Our Future: A book review by Bob Morris

November 20, 2019

This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World Yancey Strickler Viking/An imprint of Penguin Random House (2019) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African proverb First…

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Idea Makers: A book review by Bob Morris

November 20, 2019

Idea Makers: Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Some Notable People Stephen Wolfram Wolfram Media, Inc. (July 2017) An intellectual feast to which you are cordially invited Most of these personal perspectives are provided in the form of…

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Why Likable Leaders Seem More Effective

November 19, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Charn McAllister, Sherry Moss, and Mark J. Martinko for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain…

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