Book Reviews

Everybody Matters: A Book Review by Bob Morfris

October 26, 2025

Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family (10th Anniversary & Expanded Edition) Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia Optimism Press/An Imprint of Penguin Random House (October 2025) Why so many people don’t feel that they matter…and…

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Bag Man: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 23, 2025

Bag Man: The Story Behind the Improbable Rise of Coach Lew Frankfort Harvard Business Review Press (October 2025) A life and career driven by “magic and logic” First off, I want to say how very much I enjoyed the pleasure…

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Work How You Are Wired: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 20, 2025

Work How You Are Wired: 12 Data-Driven Steps to Finding a Job You Love William Vanderbloemen HarperCollins Leadership/An Imprint of HarperCollins (October 2025) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t love your job, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford…

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Hacking the Human Mind: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 17, 2025

Hacking the Human Mind: The Behavioral Science Behind 17 of the World’s Best Brands Richard Shotton and MichaelAaron Flicker Harriman House (September (2025) “Thinking is to humans as swimming is to cats: they can do it, but they’d prefer not…

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The Power of Employee Well-Being: A Review by Bob Morris

October 13, 2025

The Power of Employee Well-Being: Move Beyond Engagement to Build Flourishing Teams Mark C. Crowley Berrett-Koehler Publishers (September 2025) Can the well-being of everyone in your organization be improved? Years ago, Theodore Roosedvelt obaerved, “People won’t care how much you…

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Epic Disruptions: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 12, 2025

Epic Disruptions: 11 Innovations That Shaped Our Modern World Scott D. Anthony Harvard Business Review Press (September 2025) How disruptive innovation can create tomorrow’s great companies while causing today’s great companies to fail According to Scott Anthony, “Disruption is an…

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A CEO for All Seasons: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 9, 2025

A CEO for All Seasons: Mastering the Cycles of Leadership Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, Vikram Malhotra, and Kurt Strovink Scribner/An Imprint of Simon & Schuster (Oc tober 2025) “The seasons are what a synphony ought to be: Four perfect movements…

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Managing Overthinking (HBR Emotional Inteligence Series): A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 8, 2025

Managing Overthinking (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) Various Contributors & HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (March 2025) Do people tend to over-manage or under-manage their thinking? The answer is “Yes.” This is another volume in one of the several series…

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HBR Guide to Retaining Your Best People: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 5, 2025

HBR Guide to Retaining Your Best People Various Contributors with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (August 5, 2025) On average, the total cost of replacing a peak performer is about six times that employee’s annual compensation. This is another…

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HBR Guide to Generative AI for Managers: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 3, 2025

HBR Guide to Generative AI for Managers Elisa Farri and Gabriele Rosani Harvard Business Review Press (February 2025) How well-prepared is your organization to compete in a “humanAIzed” fiuture? This is another volume in one of the several series of…

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