Month: February 2020

Jurriaan Kamer and Rini van Solingen on Extreme Acceleration: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

February 21, 2020

Jurriaan Kamer is an organization designer, transformation coach, and speaker. He lives with his wife and two kids in Utrecht, The Netherlands. He is an expert in the field of organizing differently. He is obsessed with modern organizations and how…

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Clayton Christensen, the Gentle Giant of Innovation

February 21, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael B. Horn 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…

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Redefining the role of the leader in the reskilling era

February 20, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from the transcription of a probing discussion of the mind-sets and behaviors that leaders must learn (and unlearn) in order to meet the needs of their people and their organizations in the age of reskilling.…

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Building a Culture That Embraces Data and AI

February 20, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Thomas H. Davenport 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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Fearless Innovation: A book review by Bob Morris

February 19, 2020

Fearless Innovation: Going Beyond the Buzzword to Continuously Drive Growth, Improve the Bottom Line, and Enact Change Alex Goryachev Wiley (January 2020) The Power of Pragmatic Innovation In the Introduction, Alex Goryachev suggests, “It’s time to take a breath, step…

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Confronting overconfidence in talent strategy, management, and development

February 19, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tera Allas, Louis Chambers, and Tom Welchman for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…

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The Innovation Ultimatum: A book review by Bob Morris

February 18, 2020

The Innovation Ultimatum: Six strategic technologies that will reshape every business in the 2020s Steve Brown Wiley (February 2020) These technologies can be your best friends or worst enemies. That’s up to you. I agree with Steve Brown that the…

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The wit and wisdom of David Mamet

February 18, 2020

If your goal is to put white caps on your gray matter, watch a performance of one of David Mamet‘s plays (e.g.  Speed-the-Plow) or a film version of one of his plays (e.g. Glengarry Glen Ross). He is one of…

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Create a “Knowledge Cascade” to Capture Institutional Memory

February 18, 2020

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * Every business has subject-matter experts who are the keepers…

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A game plan for quantum computing

February 17, 2020

Thanks to technology advances, some companies may reap real gains from quantum computing within five years. What should you do to prepare for this next big wave in computers? Here is an excerpt from an outstanding article written by Alexandre…

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