Book Reviews

Venture Meets Mission: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 16, 2024

Venture Meets Mission: Aligning People, Purpose, and Profit to Innovate and Transform Society Arun Gupta, Gerard George, and Thomas J. Fewer Stanford Business Books (January 2024) How mission-driven ventures establish and then nourish the healthiest workplace cultures  Why did Arun…

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The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 10, 2024

The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived: Tom Watson Jr. and the Epic Story of How IBM Created the Digital Age Robert Watson McElvenny and Marc Wortman PublicAffairs (October 2023) Ethical Capitalism and the ROI of Integrity In their informative Introduction,…

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Work Different: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 8, 2024

Work Different: 10 Truths for Winning in the People Age Kate Bravery, Ilya Bonic, and Kai Anderson Wiley (November 2023) “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” Theodore Roosevelt More than fifty years…

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The Year in Tech 2024: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 5, 2024

The Year in Tech 2024: Thoughts You Need from Harvard Business Review Various Contributors in Collaboration with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2024) How and why integrative technologies will determine performance results, for better or worse.   As I…

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Imagine Tech for Good: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 3, 2024

Imagine Tech for Good: Solving the World’s Greatest Challenges Marga Hoek Routledge/Taylor and Francis Group (November 2023) “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”    Albert Einstein Why did Marga Hoek write this book?…

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The Power of Conscious Connection: A Book Review by Bob Morris

December 4, 2023

The Power of Conscious Connection: 4 Habits to Transform How You Live and Lead Talia Fox Ideapress Publishing (November 2023) How to master conscious connections with self-awareness, reflection, and intentional communication Why did Talia Fox write this book? As she…

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Wiring the Winning Organization: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 30, 2023

Wiring the Winning Organization: Liberating Our Collective Greatness Through Slowification, Simplification, and Amplification Gene Kim and Steven J. Spear IT Revolution (November 2023) How to wire your organization to sustain peak performance in months and years to come When writing…

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Be the Unicorn: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 21, 2023

Be the Unicorn: 12 Data-Driven Habits That Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest William Vanderbloemen HarperCollins Leadership/An Imprint of HarperCollins (November 2023) How determined are you tgo to work hard AND smart? Otherwise…. What are the defining characteristics of…

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Reunion: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 20, 2023

Reunion: Leadership and the Longing to Belong  Jerry Colonna HarperBusiness/An Imprint of HarperCollins (November 2023) All great leaders attract, welcome, include, and nourish those who share a compelling vision According to Jerry Colonna, here’s the WHAT: “reuniting with those from…

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Hidden Genius: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 13, 2023

Hidden Genius: The secret ways of thinking that power the world’s most successful people Polina Marinova Pompliano Harriman House (June 20231) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford Why did Polina Marinova Pompliano…

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