Book Reviews

The Crisis Turnaround: A Book Review by Bob Morris

September 27, 2023

The Crisis Turnaround: Lead Through Crisis and Position Your Company for Strength Jeff Hilimire Ripples of Hope Publishing (2020) The Chinese character for “crisis’ has two meanings: “peril” and “opportunity.” This is the second of four volumes in the Turnaround…

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Wrong Fit, Right Fit: A Book Review by Bob Morris

September 23, 2023

Wrong Fit, Right Fit: Why How We Work Matters More Than Ever André Martin IT Revolution (September 2023) An essential alignment: WHO, WHAT, HOW, WHEN, WHERE, and WHY Some of the most valuable business lessons can be learned from the…

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The Summit Mindset: A book review by Bob Morris

September 21, 2023

The Summit Mindset: Winning the Battle of You Versus You Scott Miller & James C. Moore Greenleaf Books Group Press (September 2023) “We have met the enemy and he is us.”  Pogo the Possum Scott Miller and James Moore agree…

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HBR Guide to Designing Your Retirement: A Book Review by Bob Morris

September 20, 2023

HBR Guide to Designing Your Retirement Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (July 2023) How to explore your options, reimagine your identity, and create a fulfilling life As you probably know already, most of the volumes in the “HBR Guide…

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The Culture Turnaround: A book review by Bob Morris

September 19, 2023

The Culture Turnaround: 9 Proven Ways to Create an Undeniable Culture Jeff Hilimire and Adam Albrecht Ripples Media (2022) “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”  Theodore Roosevelt This is the latest of…

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HBR Guide to Executing Your Strategy: A Book Review by Bob Morris

September 14, 2023

HBR Guide to Executing Your Strategy Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2019) How to communicate the plan, maintain momentum, and achieve your vision I agree with Thomas Edison who once observed, “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Even the…

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The Performance Paradox: A Book Review by Bob Morris

September 8, 2023

The Performance Paradox : Turning the Power of Mindset into Action Eduardo Briceño Ballantine Books (September 2023) “Vision without execution is hallucination.”  Thomas Edison Presumably Eduardo Briceño agrees with Edison but would probably add that ambitious people spend too much…

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HBR Guide to Unlocking Creativity: A Book Review by Bob Morris

September 5, 2023

HBR Guide to Unlocking Creativity Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2019) How to see key issues differently, spark high-impact innovation, and solve tough problems As you probably know already, most of the volumes in the “HBR Guide to”…

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You Get the Agency You Deserve: A Book Review by Bob Morris

September 1, 2023

You Get the Agency You Deserve: 20 Practical and Emotional Lessons to Maximize Your Agency and Partner Relationship  , I suggest that Jared Belsky Ripples Media (August 2023) How to be an effective client for an agency or a  services…

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Going on Offense: A Book Review by Bob Morris

August 30, 2023

Going on Offense: A Leader’s Playbook for Perpetual Innovation  Behnam Tabrizi Ideapress Publishing (August 2023) How to establish a workplace culture within which perpetual innovation is most likely to thrive In Rapid Transformation (2007), Behnam Tabrizi offers “a blueprint to…

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