Month: October 2020

The Infinite Leader: A book review by Bob Morris

October 31, 2020

The Infinite Leader: Balancing the Demands of Modern Business Leadership Chris Lewis and Pippa Malmgren Kogan Page INSPIRE (October 2020) How to answer these key questions: How much of WHAT is needed WHERE? WHEN? Also, WHY? Long ago I realized…

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An executive’s guide to the Internet of Things

October 31, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article by Jacques Bughin, Michael Chui, and James Manyika, one of the all-time most popular featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, and…

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The Wisdom of Bees: A book review by Bob Morris

October 30, 2020

The Wisdom of Bees: What the Hive Can Teach Business About Leadership, Efficiency, and Growth Michael O’Malley Portfolio/Penguin (2010) Busy as a bee? Good. Efficient and productive as a bee? MUCH better. I read this book when it was first…

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Decoding leadership: What really matters

October 30, 2020

Here is an excerpt from another classic (albeit brief but substantial) article by Claudio Feser, Fernanda Mayol, and Ramesh Srinivasan, one of  the all-time most popular featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete…

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The Art of Being Indispensable at Work: A book review by Bob Morris

October 29, 2020

The Art of Being Indispensable at Work: Win Influence, Beat Overcommitment, and Get the Right Things Done Bruce Tulgan Harvard Business Review Press (October 2020) Focus on what is most important, not on what is merely “urgent” Long ago, I…

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She Helped Put ‘Black Lives Matter’ on N.B.A. Courts

October 29, 2020

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

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The Post-Pandemic Rules of Talent Management

October 28, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Becky Frankiewicz and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 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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Ideal role models for lifelong learners

October 28, 2020

In The Genius of Birds, Jennifer Ackerman observes: “Birds learn. They solve new problems and invent novel solutions to old ones. They make and use tools. They count. They copy behaviors from one another. They remember where they put things.”…

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A Framework for Leaders Facing Difficult Decisions

October 27, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Eric Pliner 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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What’s the Best Way to Create Long-Term Value?

October 26, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nicolaj Siggelkow and Phebo Wibbens 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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