Month: January 2020

The Strategy Book: A book review by Bob Morris

January 31, 2020

The Strategy Book: How to think and act strategically to deliver outstanding results Max McKeown Pearson (2020) “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” Michael Porter Not everyone agrees with Michael Porter’s assertion. Those who do include…

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Flat, Fluid, and Fast: A book review by Bob Morris

January 31, 2020

Flat, Fluid, and Fast: Harness the Talent Mobility Revolution to Drive Employee Engagement, Accelerate Innovation, and Unleash Growth Brynne Kennedy McGraw Hill Education (2019) What — if anything — do you know about the Talent Mobility Revolution? According to Brynne…

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Why your next transformation should be “all in”

January 31, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Bradley, Marc de Jong, and Wesley Walden for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm,…

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She’s Taking on Elon Musk on Solar. And Winning.

January 30, 2020

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

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When Individuals Are More Innovative Than Teams

January 30, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tian Heong Chan, Jürgen Mihm, and Manuel Sosa 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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Remembering Leah Chase

January 29, 2020

Here is an excerpt from another profile of courage in The New York Times‘ series, “The Lives They LIved,” in this instance written by Michael Paterniti. To read the complete article as well as others, please click here. * *…

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The Leader’s Greatest Return: A book review by Bob Morris

January 29, 2020

The Leader’s Greatest Return: Attracting, Developing, and Multiplying Leaders John C. Maxwell HarperCollins Leadership/An imprint of HarperCollins (January 2020) How to “compound” the scope, depth, and impact of leadership development Whatever their size and nature may be, all organizations need…

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Boosting the accessibility of workplace reskilling

January 29, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an 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 email alerts, please click here. * *…

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The Innovator’s Book: A book review by Bob Morris

January 28, 2020

The Innovator’s Book: Rules for Rebels, Mavericks and Innovators  Max Mckeown LID Publishing Ltd. (January 2020) All humanity is part of whatever comes next. Innovators can make it better. In his latest book, Max Mckeown asserts that innovation “is about…

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The Crowded Hour: A book review by Bob Morris

January 28, 2020

The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century Clay Risen Scribner (2019) Why “the American Century is neither entirely heroic nor entirely tragic — it is both.” As I began to read this…

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