Book Reviews

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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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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Autonomous Transformation : A Book Review by Bob Morris

August 3, 2023

Autonomous Transformation: Creating a More Human Future in the Era of Artificial Intelligence Brian Evergreen Wiley (August 2023) How to create a future of “profitable good” with AI and other new technologies As I began to read this book, I…

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A Hidden Force: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 31, 2023

A Hidden Force: Unlocking the Potential of Neurodiversity at Work Ed Thompson Fast Company Press (March 2023) “‘Potential’ means you ain’t done it yet.” Darrell Royal The former Hall of Fame head football coach of the Texas Longhorns offers an…

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Redesigning Work: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 30, 2023

Redesigning Work: How to Transform Your Organization and Make Hybrid Work for Everyone (Management on the Cutting Edge) Lynda Gratton The MIT Press (2023) Transforming work in terms of WHAT, WHO, HOW, and WHERE In Future Shock (1970), Alvin Toffler…

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Prediction Machines: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 29, 2023

Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence      Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Ami Goldfarb Harvard Business Review Press (2018) How to identify the best tradeoffs, compare/contrast benefits, and make the best possible decisions Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans,…

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The Ultimate Guide to Power and Influence: A book review by Bob Morris

July 27, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Power and Influence: Everything You Need to Know Robert L. Dilenschneider Matt Holt Books/An Imprint of Ben Bella Books (July 2023) How to define, realize, and gradually strengthen your personal agenda There is much confusion and…

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Competing in the Age of AI: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 27, 2023

Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani Harvard Business Review Press (January 2020) The impact of artificial intelligence on businesses: how they will operate and…

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Dancing with Disruption: A book review by Bob Morris

July 26, 2023

Dancing with Disruption: Leading Dramatic Change During Global Transformation Jeff Skipper Peacebridge Publishing (May 2023) “There will be trouble ahead…” Long ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. observed, “For the simplicity on this side of complexity, I wouldn’t give you a…

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The Flexible Method: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 24, 2023

The Flexible Method: Prepare to Prosper in the Next Global Crisis James Burstall Nicholas Brealey Publishing (July 2023) “Every battle is won or lost before it is fought.” Sun Tzu According to James Burstall, “The Flexible Method shows what you…

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