Month: July 2022

The Trials of Harry S. Truman: A book review by Bob Morris

July 23, 2022

  The Trials of Harry S. Truman: The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man (1945-1953) Jeffrey Frank Simon & Schuster (March 2022) A honey badger in the Oval Office With regard to his middle name, Harry Truman told reporters that…

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The Geography of Genius

July 22, 2022

The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World’s Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley Eric Weiner Simon & Schuster (2016) This is one of the books I re-read wholly for pleasure, its insights even more valuable…

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The Upside of Uncertainty: A book review by Bob Morris

July 21, 2022

The Upside of Uncertainty: A Guide for Finding Possibility in the Unknown Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr Harvard Business Review Press (July 2022) “The single biggest predictor of executive success is how you deal with uncertainty.” Sam Yagan Nathan…

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This Pioneering Economist Says Our Obsession with Growth Must End

July 20, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview pf Herman Daly by David Marchese for The New York Times. To read the complete interview, check out other resources, and obtain information about deep-discount subscription rates, please click here. Photo Credit:…

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How the best labs manage talent

July 19, 2022

Here is an excerpt from a “classic” McKinsey Quarterly article by Wouter Aghina, Marc de Jong, and Daniel Simon,  published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…

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Author Talks: Quiet!

July 19, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Justin Zorn and Leigh Marz by Kunal Modi 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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What Makes an Executive Effective

July 18, 2022

Note: Amazon continues to feature reviews of earlier editions. What immediately follows is my review of the 50th anniversary edition published more than five years ago by HarperBusiness (January 24, 2017). * * * This is the 50th anniversary edition…

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The Wit and Wisdom of E.B. White

July 17, 2022

Elwyn Brooks White (1899 – 1985) was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte’s Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). In a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, Charlotte’s Web came in first in their…

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Dorothy Arnold on Why Resolutions Fail

July 16, 2022

Long ago, Aristotle observed, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” After spending another January helping to pave the road to hell, I realize that my habits have again defeated my New…

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Essays of Michel de Montaigne, The Philosophy Classic: A book review by Bob Morris

July 15, 2022

Essays of Michel de Montaigne: The Philosophy Classic With an Introduction by Philippe Desan and Edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone/A Wiley Brand (July 2022) “The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything.” Aldous Huxley This…

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