Month: October 2020

When More Is Not Better: A book review by Bob Morris

October 4, 2020

When More Is Not Better: Overcoming America’s Obsession with Economic Efficiency Roger L. Martin Harvard Business Review Press (September 2020) Democratic capitalism is not — or at least should not be — an oxymoron Long before the Declaration of Independence,…

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Leadership Is a Conversation

October 3, 2020

Here is an excerpt from another “classic” article written by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind 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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Shapers: A book review by Bob Morris

October 3, 2020

Shapers: Reinvent the Way You Work and Change the Future Jonas Altman Wiley (September 2020) How and why you can — and should — shape the work you do and how you do it According to Jonas Altman, “Shapers begin…

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Whole Foods Founder: “The Whole World Is Getting Fat”

October 2, 2020

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

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What you may not know about Samuel L. Jackson

October 2, 2020

Thank you, IMDb, for providing a wealth of information about  the entertainment world. For example, the life and work of Samuel L. Jackson: He is an American producer and highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die…

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McKInsey Quarterly: Most popular articles in Quarter 3, 2020

October 1, 2020

Here is a list of (with links to) articles  most popular among McKinsey.com’s readers. I highly recommend each. To check out other resources, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * *…

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Only Humans Need Apply: A book review by Bob Morris

October 1, 2020

Only Humans Need Apply: Winners and Losers in the Age of Smart Machines Thomas H. Davenport and Julia Kirby HarperBusiness/An imprint of HarperCollins (2016) How the most productive workplaces combine talented people with sophisticated machines in high-impact augmentation [Note: I…

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