Month: December 2025
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Richard Brody for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration by Matthew Kam *…
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The Octopus Organization: A Guide to Thriving in a World of Continuous Transformation Phil Lel-Brun and Ana Werner Harvard Business Review Press (December 2025) “Everything changes, nothing changes.” Heraclitus (c. 500 BC) How can both organizations and individuals thrive “in…
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Here is an excerpt from Jennifer Szalai’s review of Furious Minds for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit…Ben Denzer * *…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Cynthia Selin 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: Brian Stauffer…
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Winning the Right Game: How to Disrupt, Defend, and Deliver in a Changing World Ron Adner The MIT Press (October 2021) How to understand the implications of change in order to manage the disruption it creates In my opinion, there…
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Henry Youngman has created quite a career for himself by “borrowing” and then using other comedians’ material. For example: * * * A man is at the bar, drunk. I pick him up off the floor, and offer to take…
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Winning Match: Leadership for Game Changers Christian Marcolli Munn Avenue Press (October 2025) How to accelerate leadership development within a workplace culture I agree with Christian Marcolli: Among the defining characteristics that all great leaders share in common, [begin…
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Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Jean Stein and published by The New Yorker (February 16, 1998). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written Bob Sternfels and Daniel Pacthod for McKinsey Quarterly. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Thadaeus Phelps/Getty * * *…
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Best Wishes
Best wishes for a blessed and joyous holiday season…and a healthy as well as happy New Year. Bob Morris
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