Book Reviews

The Four Steps to the Epiphany: A book review by Bob Morris

April 5, 2013

The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win Steven Gary Blank Cafepress.com (2007) Here is “a radical reexamination of the entire new product introduction process”…and almost everything that precedes it Note: The review that follows is…

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Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You: A book review by Bob Morris

April 4, 2013

Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You: Retrain Your Brain to Conquer Fear, Make Better Decisions, and Thrive in the 21st Century Marc Schoen with Kristin Loberg Hudson Street Press (2013) How and why to turn causes of discomfort into sources…

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Intelligent Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

April 1, 2013

Intelligent Leadership: What You Need to Know to Unlock Your Full Potential John Mattone AMACOM (2013) How “personal choice” can help an organization to achieve breakthrough, high-impact results John Mattone is convinced (as am I) that identifying and developing high-potential…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions: A book review by Bob Morris

March 31, 2013

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions Various Contributors and Editors of Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Press (2013 Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers — and how to make better ones This is one in a…

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It’s All About Who You Hire, How They Lead…: A book review by Bob Morris

March 30, 2013

It’s All About Who You Hire, How They Lead…and Other Essential Advice from a Self-Made Leader Morton L. Mandel with John A. Byrne Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2013) How and why almost any organization “can be a growth business if you…

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Win-Win Partnerships: A book review by Bob Morris

March 28, 2013

Win-Win Partnerships: Be on the Cutting Edge with Synergistic Coaching Steven J. Stowell and Matt M. Starcevich CMOE Press (1996) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison Do not be deterred by the fact that this book was first published…

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Decisive: A book review by Bob Morris

March 27, 2013

Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work Chip Heath and Dan Heath Crown Business (2013) How to make better decisions and help others to make better decisions in all domains of life Those who have read one…

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Ahead of the Curve: A book review by Bob Morris

March 27, 2013

Ahead of the Curve: A Guide to Applied Strategic Thinking Steven J. Stowell and Stephanie S. Mead CMOE Press (2005) How applied strategic thinking will help you search for future solutions that are more productive and enjoyable” What we have…

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Lean In: A book review by Bob Morris

March 26, 2013

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Sheryl Sanberg Knopf (2013) If you don’t think you have the right and “the right stuff,” why should anyone else think you do? This book and its author have received so…

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Getting Innovation Right: A book review by Bob Morris

March 25, 2013

Getting Innovation Right: How Leaders Leverage Inflection Points to Drive Success Seth Kahan Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2013) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker Those who…

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