Month: August 2023

MoneyZen: A Book Review by Bob Morris

August 12, 2023

MoneyZen: The Secret to Finding Your “Enough” Manisha Thakor HarperBusiness/An Imprint of HarperCollins (August 2023) If you are ensnared in the Cult of Never Enough, here’s how to extract yourself. Why did Manisha Thakor write this book? Her response: “MoneyZen…

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Creative Confidence: A Book Review by Bob Morris

August 11, 2023

Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All David Kelley and Tom Kelley Currency (October 2013) How almost anyone can develop a creative, human-centered mindset and help achieve breakthrough innovations I read and reviewed this book when it was…

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In the Bird Cage: Finding out what funny is

August 10, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from a “classic ” article, written by Steve Martin and featured in The New Yorker (October 22, 2007).  To read the complete  article, check out others, and obtain information about subscription rates, please click here.…

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The One Truth: A book review by Bob Morris

August 9, 2023

The One Truth: Elevate Your Mind, Unlock Your Power, Heal Your Soul Jon Gordon Wiley (June 2023) A truth? Reasonable. THE truth? Presumptuous. I agree with Jon Gordon that valuable dimensions of truth can be revealed during earnest efforts to…

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Honest SEO: A Book Review by Bob Morris

August 8, 2023

Honest SEO: Demystifying the Google Algorithm to Help You Get More Traffic & Revenue Jason Hennessey An Inc. Ofiginal (2023) Is your website a thriving marketplace or a mausoleum? How do you know? As Jason Hennessey explains, “Search engine optimization…

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Amid Growing AI, Humanize Communication to Strengthen Relationships

August 7, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by  Cole Clark for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Handwritten notes can help build authentic…

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James Burstall on The Flexible Method: Part 2 of an Interview by Bob Morris

August 6, 2023

James Burstall is a forward-thinking leader. He is passionate about ideas and talent. He trained as a journalist, then producer director. As Executive Producer, his credits include Mormon Love on Facebook, award-winning feature film An Englishman in New York starring…

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Power to the Middle: A book review by Bob Morris

August 5, 2023

Power to the Middle: Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work Bill Schaninger, Bryan Hancock, and Emily Field Harvard Business Review Press (July 2023) “Vision without execution is hallucination” Thomas Edison At the outset of this brief commentary,…

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How Robots Can Enhance Performance Management for Humans

August 4, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Bryan Hong and Lynn Wu for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * New research finds…

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Power and Prediction: A Book Review by Bob Morris

August 4, 2023

Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Ami Goldfarb Harvard Business Review Press (November 2022) How and why AI requires a focus on system solutions rather than on point solutions In a previous…

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