Month: April 2022

Loonshots: A book review by Bob Morris

April 19, 2022

Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries Safi Bahcall St. Martin’s Press (March 2019) If an idea doesn’t sound loony, it probably needs much more development…and protection. In this compellingly entertaining as…

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Strategic Thinking: Key Points

April 18, 2022

Here is some essential information provided by the MasterClass staff. To check out other valuable resources, please click here. * * * What Is Strategic Thinking? Strategic thinkers excel at problem-solving, decision-making, and developing realistic action plans to achieve specific…

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The Genius of Richard Florida: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

April 16, 2022

Richard Florida is the author of several global best-sellers: The Rise of the Creative Class, The Breakthrough Illusion, Beyond Mass Production, The Flight of the Creative Class, and Who’s Your City? In The Great Reset, he explains how new ways…

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Arrive and Thrive: A book review by Bob Morris

April 15, 2022

Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty, and Lynn Perry Wooten McGraw Hill (April 2022) “What got you here won’t get you there.” Marshall Goldsmith Susan MacKentry Brady, Janet Foutty, and Lynn…

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A One-Legged Stool: A book review by Bob Morris

April 14, 2022

A One-Legged Stool: How Shareholder Primacy Has Broken Business (And What We Can Do About it) Ed Chambliss Best Friends Brand, LLC (March 2022) Useful insights and suggestions that help to get priorities in proper alignment The metaphors are obvious:…

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Ask an Expert: How Do I Deal with Being Average?

April 13, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ravi Venkatesan 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…

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The Quiet Before: A book review by Bob Morris

April 12, 2022

The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas Gal Beckerman Crown (February 2022) How to discover or create anew the stages on which the incubation of radical ideas depends Think of an idea as a seed. Even under…

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Bob Uecker: “Mr. Baseball”

April 11, 2022

A multi-talented personality, Bob Uecker enjoys a special place in the world of baseball. Starting off his career as a baseball player, he later served as a baseball commentator, television host, wrestling ringside announcer, comedian, and a television and film…

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Stolen Focus: A book review by Bob Morris

April 10, 2022

Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention — And How to Think Deeply Again Johann Hari Crown (January 2022) How to focus on what is most important, not just on what is urgent or easy In their classic work, The…

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Viva la Repartee: A book review by Bob Morris

April 9, 2022

Viva la Repartee: Clever Comebacks and Witty Retorts from History’s Great Wits and Wordsmiths Mardy Grothe Collins/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2005) Viva Grothe! Those who have already read Grothe’s Oxymoronica will thoroughly enjoy this volume in which he shifts…

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