Month: February 2023

An Illustrated Business History of the United States : A book review by Bob Morris

February 28, 2023

An Illustrated Business History of the United States Richard Vague University of Pennsylvania Press (2021) A multi-dimensional examination of business in the United States, 1763-2015 The sequence of fourteen chapters of abundant material begins with “America’s First Business” (1763-1789) and…

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Real-Time Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

February 28, 2023

Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High David Noble and Carol Kauffman Harvard Business Review Press (February 2023) The power of three-dimensional leadership for all seasons Companies annually ranked among those most highly admired and best…

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How Organizations Can Balance Authenticity With Propriety

February 27, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Denise Hamilton  for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Boundaries and accountability are key to…

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Reimagining HR for Better Well-Being and Performance

February 26, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman and Martin Seligman for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illusztration Credit: Rafael Lopez/theispot.com *…

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What a Unicorn Knows: A book review by Bob Morris

February 26, 2023

What a Unicorn Knows: How Leading Entrepreneurs Use Lean Principles to Drive Sustainable Growth Matthew May and Pablo Dominguez Matt Holt Books (February 2023) How and why do only a few startups become “unicorns” and all the others don’t? In…

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What you may not already know about baseball

February 25, 2023

Since childhood until about ten years ago, I have been an enthusiast (if not a fanatic) about baseball. Played it in high school and college, then coached it at two boarding schools in New England at which I taught English…

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Real Romance: How Nora Roberts became America’s most popular novelist

February 25, 2023

Here is a “classic” article written by  Lauren Collins for The New Yorker and published in June 2009. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Robert Risko * * *…

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How Should We Think About Our Different Styles of Thinking?

February 24, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Joshua Rothman for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about subscription rates, please click here. Illustration by Miguel Porlan * * * Some people…

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How ambidextrous leaders manage through volatile times

February 24, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an interview by Sean Brown of  Michael Birshan and Ishaan Seth 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…

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Give a F*ck, Actually: A book review by Bob Morris

February 23, 2023

Give a F*ck, Actually: Reclaim Yourself with the 5 Steps of Radical Emotional Acceptance Alex Wills Skyhorse Publishing (January 2023) How to make a commitment to whatever is REALLY most important to you  I had no idea why Alex Wills…

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