Month: January 2022

A Thousand Ships: A book review by Bob Morris

January 11, 2022

A Thousand Ships: A Novel Hardcover Natalie Haynes Harper/An imprint of Harper Collins (January 2021) This is an epic reading experience unlike any other. I have never read another book that I enjoyed more that was — at the same…

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3 Small Ways to Be a More Inclusive Colleague

January 11, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Juliet Bourke 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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Influence and Impact: A book review by Bob Morris

January 10, 2022

Influence and Impact: Discover and Excel at What Your Organization Needs from You the Most Bill Berman and George Bradt Wiley (June 2021) What your organization REALLY wants from you may not be what you think it is According to…

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Wright is seldom wrong: Part 2

January 10, 2022

Here is another selection of insights (and outsights) from a very observant man, Steven Wright. o I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything. o Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.…

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The Indispensables: A book review by Bob Morris

January 9, 2022

The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware Patrick K. O’Donnell Atlantic Monthly Press (2021) How a “band of brothers” at the right place and at the right time helped…

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Chip Heath’s six basic traits of sticky ideas

January 8, 2022

Chip Heath’s research suggests that sticky ideas share six basic traits. • Simplicity. Messages are most memorable if they are short and deep. Glib sound bites are short, but they don’t last. Proverbs such as the golden rule are short…

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Why People Lose Motivation — and What Managers Can Do to Help

January 8, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dan Cable 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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Winning on Purpose: A book review by Bob Morris

January 7, 2022

Winning on Purpose: The Unbeatable Strategy of Loving Customers Fred Reichheld with Darci Darnell and Maureen Burns Harvard Business Review Press (December 2017) Need an unbeatable strategy for success? Enrich the lives of your customers. Years ago, Southwest Airlines’ then…

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Motivating Employees Is Not About Carrots or Sticks

January 7, 2022

Here is a brief article written by Lisa Lai 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, please click here. Credit: …

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HBR 10 Must Reads on AI, Analytics, and the New Age: A book review by Bob Morris

January 6, 2022

HBR’s 10 Must Reads On AI, Analytics, and the New Machine Age HBR Editors and Various Other Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (February 2019) How New Technologies Such as AI Will Transform Most Companies Within the Next Three Years This is…

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