Book Reviews

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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The 12 Powers of a Marketing Leader: A book review by Bob Morris

November 28, 2016

The 12 Powers of a Marketing Leader: How to Succeed by Building Customer and Company Value Thomas Barta and Patrick Barwise McGraw-Hill Education (September 2016) How to create or increase demand as well as add value and dominate in a…

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The Relationship Engine: A book review by Bob Morris

November 26, 2016

The Relationship Engine: Connecting with the People Who Power Your Business Ed Wallace AMACOM (October 2016) How to develop and then enrich “relational fluency” “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads 2017: A book review by Bob Morris

November 25, 2016

HBR’s 10 Must Reads: 2017 Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (November 2016) Here’s another year’s worth of management wisdom, all in one place. This is the latest volume in a series of anthologies of articles selected by the editors…

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The Good Struggle: A book review by Bob Morris

November 23, 2016

The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World Joseph L. Badaracco Harvard Business Review Press (2013) How to “raise the odds of working successfully and responsibly in the exciting, uncertain, recombiant, market-driven world around us” I read this book…

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