Month: December 2021

8 Facts You May Not Know About Mark Twain

December 7, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article by Elizabeth Nix for the History Channel. To read the complete article and countless others, please click here. * * * Check out eight fascinating facts about the world-famous author, including why his…

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Improving strategic outcomes with advanced analytics

December 6, 2021

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast during which Sasha Vesuvala , Nicholas Northcote, and Sean Brown discuss how to Improve strategic outcomes with advanced analytics for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read…

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Building a Culture That Can Withstand a Crisis

December 5, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John E. Katsos, Jason Miklian, and Patrick L. McClelland for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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Jump: A book review by Bob Morris

December 4, 2021

Jump: Dare to Do What Scares You in Business and Life Kim Perell HarperCollins Leadership (November 2021) “The early bird may get  the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese.” Steven Wright For every book there’s a buyer and…

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Creativity Without Frontiers: A book review by Bob Morris

December 4, 2021

  Creativity Without Frontiers: How to Make the Invisible Visible by Lighting the Way Into the Future Roy Sharples Unknown Origins (April 2021) An essential aspect of creativity is having no fear of failure.” Edwin Land Most (not all) human…

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Devora Zack on how the logical and the sensitive can thrive side by side: An interview by Bob Morris

December 3, 2021

Devora Zack is a Washington Post bestselling author and global keynote speaker with books in forty-five languages.  Her clients include the Smithsonian, Pfizer, Delta Airlines, and the US Food and Drug Administration.  She has been featured by the Wall Street Journal, USA Today,…

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HBR 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness: A book review by Bob Morris

December 3, 2021

HBR 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2017) “Champions get up when they can’t.” Jack Dempsey This is one in a series of volumes that anthologizes what the editors of the Harvard Business Review…

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Preparing your organization for growth

December 3, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Martin Dewhurst, Suzanne Heywood, and Kirk Rieckhoff 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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Outgrowing Capitalism: A book review by Bob Morris

December 3, 2021

Outgrowing Capitalism: Rethinking Money to Reshape Society and Pursue Purpose Marco Dondi Fast Company Press (October 2021) How and why monetism is “a practical recipe for harvesting the moneytree” Marco Dondi poses two separate but related questions in the Introduction…

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The End of Bias: A book review by Bob Morris

December 2, 2021

The End of Bias: A Beginning, The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias Jessica Nordell Metropolitan Books/HenryHolt & Company (September 2021) Many of us have an invisible enemy that can do incalculable damage  Long ago, Mark Twain observed, “It…

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