Month: February 2022

David Fubini on hidden truths for CEOs

February 14, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an interview of David Fubini by Raju Narisetti for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete interview, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…

Read More

What It Takes: A book review by Bob Morris

February 13, 2022

What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence Stephen A. Schwarzman Avid Reader/an imprint of Simon & Schuster (September 2019) A man whose capabilities and achievements are for all seasons With substantial assistance from Philip Delves Broughton, Stephen Schwarzman…

Read More

Choose Your Story, Change Your Life: A book review by Bob Morris

February 12, 2022

Choose Your Story, Change Your Life: Silence Your Inner Critic and Rewrite Your Life from the Inside Out Kindra Hall HarperCollins Leadership/An imprint of HarperCollins (January 2022) How and why the stories you tell about yourself can determine who you…

Read More

Have you already met Mrs. Malaprop?

February 11, 2022

I am grateful to Paris Review magazine for the material that follows. No doubt you have encountered someone who mangles the English language whenever attempting to attempting to be clever.  Some people simply have a unique way of expressing themselves.…

Read More

The Storm of Creativity: A book review by Bob Morris

February 11, 2022

The Storm of Creativity Kyna Leski The MIT Press (November 2018) “Wanting to know something that you do not know is the creative process” Kyna Leski To what does the title of this book refer? Kyna Leski suggests that a…

Read More

Strategies to Effectively Engage Learners Across the Enterprise

February 10, 2022

Here are some valuable ideas and insights from Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning. * * * According to Deanna Foster: Forward-thinking organizations are increasingly offering employees at all levels, across the enterprise, the opportunity to learn at work. This helps…

Read More

The Brain: A book review by Bob Morris

February 9, 2022

The Brain: The Story of You David Eagleman Pantheon Books (2015) How and why our lives shape our brains and our brains shape our lives Those of us who watched the six-part PBS series based on this companion book are…

Read More

Polar Bear Mother

February 8, 2022

“Lunch is ready, kids. Come in now and be sure to wash your paws first.”

Read More

Robert Gates on Sun Tzu and the Art of War

February 8, 2022

I am grateful to my friend Thomas Huynh, founder of Sonshi, for the head’s up about Robert Gates‘s appearance on CBS 60 Minutes during which he indicates his high regard for Sun Tzu and his classic work, The Art of…

Read More

HBR 10 Must Reads on Managing Across Cultures: An interview by Bob Morris

February 7, 2022

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Across Cultures HBR Editors and various contributors Harvard Business Review Press (May 2016) How to end miscommunication and inefficiency throughout your enterprise by tapping into the strengths of your diverse workforce This is one…

Read More