Month: May 2024

Conquering a Culture of Indecision

May 21, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Ram Charan and pubished by Harvard Business Review (January 2006). To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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Experience, Opportunity, and Developing Your Career: A Book Review by Bob Morris

May 21, 2024

Experience, Opportunity, and Developing Your Career Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (May 2024) “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Thomas A. Edison This is one of the volumes in…

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Digital Transformation Is About Talent, Not Technology

May 20, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Becky Frankiewicz and Tomas Chamorro Premuzic 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:  Erik Dreyer/Getty Images…

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15 Lies Women Are Told at Work…and the Truth We Need to Succeed: A Book Review by Bob Morris

May 19, 2024

15 Lies Women Are Told at Work…and the Truth We Need to Succeed Bonnie Hammer Simon Element/An Imprint of Simon & Schuster (May 2024) “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt I agree with Mrs.…

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Authenticity, Identity, and Being Yourself at Work: A Book Review by Bob Morris

May 17, 2024

Authenticity, Identity, and Being Yourself at Work Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (May 2024) “Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.” Oscar Wilde This is one of the volumes in the HBR Work Smart Series, offering insights from cutting-edge thinkers…

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New Happy: A Book Review by Bob Morris

May 17, 2024

New Happy: Getting Happiness Right in a World That’s Got It Wrong Stephanie Harrison A Tarcher-Perigee Book/An Imprint of Penguin Random House (May 2024) How to find lasting happiness         According to Stephanie Harrison, it’s time to replace…

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How You Define the Problem Determines Whether You Solve It

May 17, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Art Markman and published by Harvard Business Review (June 06, 2017). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click…

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“It Don’t Cost Nuthin’ to be Nice”: Paul (Bear) Bryant

May 15, 2024

Here is a reprise of one of my most popular blog posts. It offers several valuable reminders of why civility remains an endangered species in our society. The way I heard it, Coach Bryant told the following story at a…

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Creativity Is Not Enough

May 15, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Theodore Levitt for Harvard Business Review (August 2002). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here.     …

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Stop Making Plans; Start Making Decisions

May 14, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Michael Mankins and Richard Steele for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network (January 2006). To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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