Month: July 2025

SPRINT: Revisiting a Review by Bob Morris

July 31, 2025

Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days Jake Knapp with John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz Simon & Schuster (March 2016) Here is a unique methodology “to solve big problems, test new ideas, get…

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The innovation challenge: Good ideas are harder to find

July 30, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alex Singla, Alexander Sukharevsky, Elia Berteletti, Lareina Yee, and Michael Chui, for McKinsey Quarterly. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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Seven steps to better brainstorming

July 29, 2025

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Kevin P. Coyne and Shawn T. Coyne for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (2011). To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…

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Fifteen Years of the Salto Mortale: The world of Johnny Carson.

July 28, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Kenneth Tynan for The New Yorker (February 20, 1978). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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The Decisive Company: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 28, 2025

The Decisive Company: How High-Performance Organizations Connect Strategy to Execution Steven Elliott Houndstooth Press (February 2025) “Vision without execution is hallucination.”  Thomas Edison I agree with Edison and so does Steven Elliott. Organizations today face challenges that are more volatile,…

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Thomas Boswell’s speech in Cooperstown

July 27, 2025

I am grateful to Senator Emilie F. Miller (34th District, Virginia Senate) for highly recommending this excellent article about Thomas Boswell in The Washington Post (July 27, 2025). Here is a brief excerpt. To read the complete article, check out others,…

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Harnessing Serendipity: Revisiting a Review by Bob Morris

July 27, 2025

  Harnessing Serendipity: Collaboration Artists, Conveners and Connectors  David Adler with James Cornehlsen and Andrew Frothingham as well as 66 Other Collaborators Published by David Adler (April 2023) “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. “ Margaret Mead As…

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How to Scale GenAI in the Workplace

July 27, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Wade, Konstantinos Trantopoulos, Mark Navas and  Anders Romare for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information,…

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Eight Essential MIT SMR Reads on Culture

July 26, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by William Reed for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:   Elwood P.…

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How Leaders Help Teams Manage Stress

July 25, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Allen Morrison and David Forster for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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