Month: January 2020

How Will You Measure Your Life?

January 27, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Clayton M. Christensen for Harvard Business Review (July–August 2010 Issue) and the HBR Blog Network. Christensen passed away last week of leukemia. All who knew him loved and respected him.…

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Robert Dilenschneider on High-Impact Decision-Making: An interview by Bob Morris

January 26, 2020

Robert L. Dilenschneider has hired more than 3,000 successful professionals, and advised thousands more. He is founder of The Dilenschneider Group, a corporate strategic counseling and public relations firm based in New York City. Formerly president and CEO of Hill…

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Disney U: A book review by Bob Morris

January 26, 2020

Disney U : How Disney University Develops the World’s Most Engaged, Loyal, and Customer-Centric Employees Doug Lipp McGraw-Hill (2013) There are valuable business lessons to be learned from “the human architect” of Disney’s magic kingdoms I reviewed this book when…

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Burnout Is About Your Workplace, Not Your People

January 25, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jennifer Moss 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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Fit to Compete: A book review by Bob Morris

January 24, 2020

Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company’s Capabilities Are the Key to a Winning Strategy Michael Beer Harvard Business Review Press (January 2020) How healthy are your organization’s vital signs? Unless there is effective communication between and among…

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Legendary Tom Peters on 21st Century Leadership 

January 24, 2020

I just received a head’s up from a dear friend, Jim Strock, and want to share it. Jim is a best-selling author and speaker on leadership. His passion for the practice of leadership spans four decades. He’s an independent entrepreneur…

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The Movie Musical!: A book review by Bob Morris

January 23, 2020

The Movie Musical! Jeanine Basinger Alfred A. Knopf (November 2019) The single best source for information and insights, “from then until now” As Jeanine Basinger explains, she wrote this book in order to tell the story of a uniquely entertaining…

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Why Don’t Women Self-Promote As Much As Men?

January 23, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Christine Exley and Judd Kessler 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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Four success factors for workforce automation

January 23, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Javier Gil Gómez, Pablo Hernández, and Rafael Ocejo 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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Rosabeth Moss Kanter on telling the right compelling story

January 22, 2020

In Think Outside the Building, Rosabeth Moss Kanter explains how advanced leaders can change the world one smart innovation at a time. Some of her most valuable ideas focus on how and why telling the right compelling story is so…

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