Book Reviews

The Peter F. Drucker Reader: A book review by Bob Morris

January 20, 2017

The Peter F. Drucker Reader: Selected Articles from the Father of Modern Management Thinking Harvard Business Review Editors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2017) Here’s the most important question that every executive must ask: “What must be done?” In my…

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Spark: A book review by Bob Morris

January 18, 2017

Spark: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success Angie Morgan, Courtney Lynch, and Sean Lynch Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (January 2017) Without ignition, nothing happens and nothing gets done To what does the title of this book refer? Its…

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The New York Times Book of Science: A book review by Bob Morris

January 16, 2017

The New York Times Book of Science: More than 150 Years of Groundbreaking Scientific Coverage David Corcoran, Editor Sterling Publishing Group (2015) How “progress in science extends the reach of certainty into precisely articulated realms of uncertainty” In the Foreword,…

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Smart Collaboration: A book review by Bob Morris

January 14, 2017

Smart Collaboration: How Professionals and Their Firms Succeed by Breaking Down Silos Heidi K. Gardner Harvard Business Review Press (January 2017) How to establish or strengthen a workplace culture within which smart collaboration is most likely to thrive As I…

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The 50s: A book review by Bob Morris

January 12, 2017

The 50s: The Story of a Decade Henry Finder, Editor Random House (2015) “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens For more than 90 years, The New Yorker has earned and deserves its…

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The Story of Western Science: A book review by Bob Morris

January 11, 2017

The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory Susan Wise Bauer W.W. Norton & Company (2015) “Life is short, and Art long, the crisis fleeting; experience is perilous, and decisions difficult.” Hippocrates There…

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Look: A book review by Bob Morris

January 9, 2017

Look: A Practical Guide for Improving Your Observational Skills James H. Gilmore Greenleaf Book Group Press (2016) How and why “what you look at informs what you think about, which [then] influences what you act upon” I share Jim Gilmore’s…

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The Undoing Project: A book review by Bob Morris

January 6, 2017

The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds Michael Lewis W.W. Norton & Company (2016) A brilliant analysis of how two world-famous psychologists could – and did — “undo” so many misconceptions about human error I have read and…

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The Innovation Race: A book review by Bob Morris

December 8, 2016

The Innovation Race: How to Change a Culture to Change the Game Andrew Grant and Gaia Grant John Wiley & Sons (November 2016) Why the best way to win an innovation race may be to stop viewing engagement in the…

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Work without Stress: A book review by Bob Morris

December 6, 2016

Work without Stress: Building a Resilient Mindset for Lasting Success Derek Roger and Nick Petrie McGraw Hill Education (November 2016) How and why a resilient mindset can help almost anyone to achieve personal growth and professional development There will always…

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