Month: July 2022

Digital transformation on the CEO agenda

July 14, 2022

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast involving Lucia Rahilly, Kate Smaje and Rodney Zemmel for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up…

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Meet the psychological needs of your people—all your people

July 13, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tera Allas and Brooke Weddle 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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Thus Spoke Zarathustra, The Philosophy Classic: A book review by Bob Morris

July 12, 2022

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, The Philosophy Classic Friedrich Nietzsche, with an Introduction by Dirk R.Johnson and Edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone/Imprint of Wiley (July 2022) “Of all that is written, I love only what a man has written with his own…

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Don’t make the mistake of confusing stress and pressure

July 11, 2022

  Stress is a balloon being inflated that is about to burst! Pressure is a tire being inflated so that you can reach your destination….   Stress can cause a nervous breakdown. Pressure is essential to peak performance.   Stress…

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How to fight employee burnout

July 11, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from an article featured in 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, please click here.…

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Why Microsoft Measures Employee Thriving, Not Engagement

July 10, 2022

Here is an excerpt from one of the most popular HBR articles, written by Dawn Klinghoffer and Elizabeth McCune. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive email alerts, please click…

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The Emergent Approach to Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

July 9, 2022

The Emergent Approach to Strategy Peter Compo Business Expert Press (July 2022) “The essence of strategy is choosing what NOT to do.” Michael Porter As Peter Compo explains in this book, “Strategy testing is a time-honored practice. Well-known tests include…

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3 Strategies for Managing an Understaffed Team

July 8, 2022

Here is brief article written by Margaret M. Luciano for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please click here. Credit:  aydinynr/Getty Images * *…

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CEO Excellence: A book review by Bob Morris

July 7, 2022

CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra Scribner (March 2022) How and why the best “playmakers” can — and do — write their own “playbook” As I…

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HBR at 100: A book review by Bob Morris

July 7, 2022

HBR at 100: The Most Influential and Innovative Articles from Harvard Business Review’s First Century Various Contributors in collaboration with HBR Editor in Chief, Adi Ignatius Harvard Business Review Press (June 2022) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.”…

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