Book Reviews

Redesigning Work: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 30, 2023

Redesigning Work: How to Transform Your Organization and Make Hybrid Work for Everyone (Management on the Cutting Edge) Lynda Gratton The MIT Press (2023) Transforming work in terms of WHAT, WHO, HOW, and WHERE In Future Shock (1970), Alvin Toffler…

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Prediction Machines: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 29, 2023

Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence      Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Ami Goldfarb Harvard Business Review Press (2018) How to identify the best tradeoffs, compare/contrast benefits, and make the best possible decisions Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans,…

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The Ultimate Guide to Power and Influence: A book review by Bob Morris

July 27, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Power and Influence: Everything You Need to Know Robert L. Dilenschneider Matt Holt Books/An Imprint of Ben Bella Books (July 2023) How to define, realize, and gradually strengthen your personal agenda There is much confusion and…

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Competing in the Age of AI: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 27, 2023

Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani Harvard Business Review Press (January 2020) The impact of artificial intelligence on businesses: how they will operate and…

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Dancing with Disruption: A book review by Bob Morris

July 26, 2023

Dancing with Disruption: Leading Dramatic Change During Global Transformation Jeff Skipper Peacebridge Publishing (May 2023) “There will be trouble ahead…” Long ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. observed, “For the simplicity on this side of complexity, I wouldn’t give you a…

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The Flexible Method: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 24, 2023

The Flexible Method: Prepare to Prosper in the Next Global Crisis James Burstall Nicholas Brealey Publishing (July 2023) “Every battle is won or lost before it is fought.” Sun Tzu According to James Burstall, “The Flexible Method shows what you…

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The Future of Competitive Strategy: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 23, 2023

The Future of Competitive Strategy: Unleashing the Power of Data and Digital Ecosystems (Management on the Cutting Edge) Mohan Subramaniam The MIT Press (November 2022) Here’s your choice: Either drive data with the right plan or be driven by someone…

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The Leap to Leader: A book review by Bob Morris

July 20, 2023

“The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership Adam Bryant Harvard Business Review Press (July 2023) “If you think the frying pan is too hot, try the fire.” Maude Frickert In recent years, Adam Bryant has…

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The Manager’s Handbook: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 19, 2023

The Manager’s Handbook: Five Simple Steps to Build a Team, Stay Focused, Make Better Decisions, and Crush Your Competition David Dodson   Wiley (July 2023) Why and how some people are much better than others at high-impact management In his uncommonly…

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Age of Invisible Machines: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 17, 2023

  Age of Invisible Machines: A Practical Guide to Creating a Hyperautomated Ecosystem of Intelligent Digital Workers Robb Wilson with Josh Tyson Wiley (2023) How to establish and then strengthen an ecosystem of intelligent digital workers Henry Ford’s assembly lines…

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