Month: July 2023

Age of Invisible Machines: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 17, 2023

  Age of Invisible Machines: A Practical Guide to Creating a Hyperautomated Ecosystem of Intelligent Digital Workers Robb Wilson with Josh Tyson Wiley (2023) How to establish and then strengthen an ecosystem of intelligent digital workers Henry Ford’s assembly lines…

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Workforce Ecosystems: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 16, 2023

Workforce Ecosystems: Reaching Strategic Goals, with People, Partners, and Technologies Elizabeth J. Altman, David Kiron, Jeff Schwartz and Robin Jones MIT Press (April 2023) The power and value of integrating shareholder contributions throughout the given enterprise Years ago, one of…

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Improve Key Performance Indicators With AI

July 15, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Michael Schrage, David Kiron, François Candelon, Shervin Khodabandeh, and Michael Chu for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here.…

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Automate Your Busywork : A Book review by Bob Morris

July 14, 2023

Automate Your Busy Work: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff Aytekin Tank Wiley (May 2023) How specifically you can maximize your potential — and stay sane while doing it Henry Ford’s assembly lines demonstrated…

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Madison Avenue Makeover: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 13, 2023

Madison Avenue Makeover: The Transformation of HUGE and Redefinition of the Ad Agency Business Michael Farmer LID Publishing (July 2023) “If it doesn’t sell, it isn’t creative.” David Ogilvy The title of one of Marshall Goldsmith’s most recent books suggests…

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Leading Lightly: A book review by Bob Morris

July 12, 2023

Leading Lightly: Lower Your Stress, Think with Clarity, and Lead with Ease Jody Michael Greenleaf Book Group Press (June 2022)  “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” Helen Keller One of my favorite statements…

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Joey Havens on How to Create a Magnetic, People-First Workplace Culture: An Interview by Bob Morris

July 12, 2023

Joey Havens, CPA, currently serves HORNE as a partner focused on leadership development. He joined HORNE in 1984 and previously served as executive partner from 2012 to 2021, leading more than 1,800 team members to build the Wise Firm while…

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The Wit and Wisdom of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

July 11, 2023

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works…

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Brad McLain on designing transforming experiences: An interview by Bob Morris

July 9, 2023

Brad McLain is a social scientist interested in the nature and psychology of identity development, learning, and leadership. He is the Director of the Center for STEM Learning at the University of Colorado Boulder, and Director of Corporate Research at…

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Reinvent: A book review by Bob Morris

July 9, 2023

Reinvent: Navigating Business Transformation in a Hyperdigital Era   Faisal Hoque Fast Company Press (July 2023) “What got you here won’t get you there.”  Marshall Goldsmith I agree with Marshall Goldsmith. In fact, I take his insight a step further: What…

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