Month: January 2022

Family Ghosts in the Executive Suite

January 31, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Deborah Ancona and Dennis N.T. Perkins 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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The Execution Factor: A book review by Bob Morris

January 31, 2022

The Execution Factor: The One Skill That Drives Success Kim Perell McGraw-Hill Education (September 2018) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison Leaders in any organization — whatever its size and nature may be — would be well-advised to keep…

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What Makes Storytelling So Effective For Learning?

January 30, 2022

Here are some valuable ideas and insights from Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning. * * * According to Vanessa Boris: Telling stories is one of the most powerful means that leaders have to influence, teach, and inspire. What makes storytelling…

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The Strategic Advantage of Incumbency

January 30, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Thomas W. Malnight and Ivy Buche 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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Addressing Leadership Development Needs at Speed and Scale

January 29, 2022

Here are some valuable ideas and insights from Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning. * * * According to Jeff DeSmet: The other day, I was speaking with a colleague, and she told me, “We’ve been living in a VUCA world…

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Talent: A book review by Bob Morris

January 29, 2022

Talent: The Market Cap Multiplier Anish Batlaw and Ram Charan Ideapress Publishing (January 2022) How and why strategic talent management drives exceptional value creation  Here’s this book’s basic concept: Ram Charan and Anish Batlaw examine “a methodology and practice that…

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How do you measure success in digital? Five metrics for CEOs

January 28, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Matt Fitzpatrick and Kurt Strovink for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts,…

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Building the civilized workplace

January 27, 2022

Here is an excerpt from another classic article written by Robert Sutton for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts,…

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“What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right.”

January 26, 2022

  I agree with Albert Einstein‘s two observations. There is a compelling need for authenticity in human relationships. For centuries, we have been marinated in bromides. For example: o “Say what you mean and mean what you say.” o “Talk…

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Compassionate Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

January 26, 2022

Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter with Marissa Afton and Moses Mohan Harvard Business Review Press (January 2022) Alvin Toffler nailed it. “The illiterate of the 21st century,” Toffler observes…

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