Month: June 2023

Bright Moves: A book review by Bob Morris

June 13, 2023

Bright Moves: How U.S. Utility Innovation Is Driving the Cleantech Transition Thomas J. Flaherty Greenleaf Book Group Press (April 2023) Lessons to Be Learned from the Past, Present, and Future of the U.S. Utilities Industry Why did Thomas Flaherty write…

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When Doing Less Adds Up to More

June 12, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Zeynep Ton for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Alex Nabaum/theispot.com * * * Companies that reduce…

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Designing Transformative Experiences: A Book Review by Bob Morris

June 12, 2023

Designing Transformative Experiences: The New View of Leadership Using the ELVIS Methodology Brad McLain Berrett-Koehler Publishers (May 2023) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford In this volume, Brad McLain offers what is…

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Allen Adamson on “Seeing the How”: An interview by Bob Morris

June 11, 2023

Allen P. Adamson is a noted expert in all disciplines of branding. He has worked with a broad spectrum of consumer and B2B businesses in industries from packaged goods to hospitality, technology to healthcare. His previous books, including BrandSimple and, more recently, Shift…

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The Old Editor Says: A book review by Bob Morris

June 10, 2023

The Old Editor Says: Maxims for Writing and Editing John E. McIntyre Apprentice House Press () Rock-solid, practical advice for readers as well as writers Those who read this booklet are advised, “Many beginning writers and editors benefitted from a…

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Take a Skills-Based Approach to Culture Change

June 10, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Per Hugander for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Applying new skills to meaningful problems…

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Cross-Channel Trip: A report from Normandy

June 9, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by A. J. Liebling for The New York Times (June 23, 1944). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * *…

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The wit and wisdom of Daniel Kahneman

June 9, 2023

Daniel Kahneman is an Israeli psychologist and economist notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Here is a…

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From ChatGPT to HackGPT: Meeting the Cybersecurity Threat of Generative AI

June 8, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Karen Renaud, Merrill Warkentin, and George Westerman for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * It’s…

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Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight

June 8, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from a “classic” article by Judith Thurman for The New Yorker (September 14, 2009 Issue). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * The aviation…

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