Month: October 2021

Net Positive: A book review by Bob Morris

October 14, 2021

Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take Paul Polman and Andrew Winston Harvard Business Review Press (October 2021) “That time is now.” In Net Positive, Paul Polman and Andrew Winston explain how courageous companies outperform…

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Safeguarding against cyberattack in an increasingly digital world

October 13, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written last year by Jim Boehm, James Kaplan, and Wolf Richter for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…

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David Shor Is Telling Democrats What They Don’t Want to Hear

October 13, 2021

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Ezra Klein for The New York Times that really caught my eye. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. Credit: Cristina Daura *…

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A Futurist’s Guide to Preparing Your Company for Constant Change

October 12, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by April Rinne 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 alerts,…

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Films That Best Examine Dimensions of Leadership

October 12, 2021

These are among the films from which I learned the most valuable lessons about leadership, for better or worse: Apollo 13  Fort Apache Lawrence of Arabia McFarland, USA A Man for All Seasons Paths of Glory Spartacus Their Darkest Hour…

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Why are children’s authors eccentric?

October 11, 2021

Here is a brief excerpt from a delightful as well as informative article by Hephzibah Anderson, featured by the BBC Culture website.  To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. Image credit: Alamy * * *…

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5 Techniques to Build Rapport with Your Colleagues

October 10, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Christina Hillsberg 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 alerts,…

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Managing the people side of risk

October 9, 2021

Here is an excerpt from a “classic” article written by Alexis Krivkovich and Cindy Levy for the McKinsey Quarterly (2015). To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click…

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The best and worst cities rated in terms of “Ease of Doing Business”

October 8, 2021

I came upon this article in The National Law Review (October 2021) and hope you also find it of interest. * * * The Arizona State University Center for the Study of Economic Liberty recently released Doing Business North America 2020 (DBNA), a…

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Built to Innovate: A book review by Bob Morris

October 8, 2021

Built to Innovate: Essential Practices to Wire Innovation into Your Company’s DNA Ben Bensaou with Karl Weber McGRaw-Hill (September 2021) How to establish and then nourish an innovation-driven workplace culture With assistance from Karl Weber, Ben Bensaou wrote a book…

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