Month: June 2023

Own Your Work Journey! A book review by Bob Morris

June 20, 2023

Own Your Work Journey!: The Path to Meaningful Work and Happiness in the Age of Smart Technology and Radical Change Edward D. Hess Self-Published (March 2023) A well-written primer on business basics FYI: My For Star rating for Amazon is…

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Michael Lenox on Mastering Digital Transformation: An Interview by Bob Morris

June 19, 2023

Michael Lenox‘s latest book is Strategy in the Digital World, published by Stanford Business Books. He is also the co-author of The Decarbonization Imperative and Can Business Save the Earth?. He is the Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration and…

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The Value of Value Creation

June 18, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marc Goedhart and Tim Koller 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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HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically: A book review by Bob Morris

June 17, 2023

HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2019) “We did what all wise men do. We began at the end.”  Menachem Begin Prime Minister Begin’s comment was his response when asked how he and President…

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Ernest Shackleton: A mini-profile of extraordinary courage

June 16, 2023

In 1901, Shackleton was chosen to go on the Antarctic expedition led by British naval officer Robert Falcon Scott on the ship Discover. With Scott and one other, Shackleton trekked toward the South Pole in extremely difficult conditions, getting closer…

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The Case for Good Jobs: A book review by Bob Morris

June 16, 2023

The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay & Meaning to Everyone’s Work Zeynep Ton Harvard Business Review Press (June 2023) “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” Mark Twain It is no coincidence that companies…

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The Experience Mindset: A book review by Bob Morris

June 15, 2023

The Experience Mindset: Changing the Way You Think About Growth Tiffani Bova Portfolio/Penguin (June 2023) “In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s there are few.”  Shunryū Suzuki Years ago when Southwest Airlines was more profitable and…

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Employees Are Lonelier Than Ever. Here’s How Employers Can Help.

June 15, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Constance Noonan Hadley 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 click here. Credit: Mint Images/Getty Images * *…

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Strategy in the Digital Age : A book review by Bob Morris

June 14, 2023

Strategy in the Digital Age: Mastering Digital Transformation Michael Lenox Stanford Business Books/Stanford University Press (June 2023) How to respond effectively to “The Strategist’s Challenge” I agree with Michael Lenox: “digital technology is changing the underlying basis of competition for…

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Workforce Ecosystem Orchestration: A Strategic Framework

June 14, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Elizabeth J. Altman, David Kiron, Robin Jones, Susan Cantrel, and Steven Hatfield for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click…

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