Book Reviews

Experiential Intelligence: A book review by Bob Morris

January 29, 2023

Experiential Intelligence: Harness the Power of Experience for Personal and Business Breakthroughs Soren Kaplan Matt Holt Books/An Imprint of BenBella Books (January 2023) How to embrace your experiences, decifer them, and then use them to your advantage According to Soren…

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The Leadership Conversation: A book review by Bob Morris

January 27, 2023

The Leadership Conversation [colon] Make Bold Change [comma] One Conversation at a Time Rose Fass, TotalPublshingAndMedia (November 2022) “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” Theodore Roosevelt I was again reminded of the…

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Mission Possible: A book review by Bob Morris

January 25, 2023

Mission Possible: How to build a business for our times  Alexandre Mars Nicholas Brealey Publishing (January 2023) Whether you think you can launch a successful new company– or can’t,  you’re probably right This is a “must read” for most entrepreneurs…

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Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution: A book review by Bob Morris

January 22, 2023

Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution: A Handbook for Entrepreneurs Uri Levine Matt Holt Books/An Imprint of Ben Bella Books (January 2023) “Make everything as simple as possible but no simpler.” Albert Einstein Long ago, Thomas Edison…

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The Ecosystem Economy: A book review by Bob Morris

January 21, 2023

The Ecosystem Economy: How to Lead in the New Age of Sectors Without Borders Venkat Atluri and Miklós Dietz Wiley (October 2022) Why most businesses must reinvent themselves in order to compete in a different environment It will come as…

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Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies: A review by Margaret Atwood

January 18, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from Margaret Atwood’s review of Bring Up the Bodies for The Guardian, the second volume in Hilary Mantel’s highly acclaimed trilogy. To read the complete review, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please…

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HBR Guide to AI Basics for Managers: A book review by Bob Morris

January 18, 2023

HBR Guide to AI Basics for Managers Various Contributors and HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2023) “If robots take over the world, I’m going to work in the factory that makes them.” Ralph Kramden Most of the volumes…

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Ram Charan’s The Attacker’s Advantage: A book review by Bob Morris

January 11, 2023

The Attacker’s Advantage: Turning Uncertainty into Breakthrough Opportunities Ram Charan PublicAffairs (2015) This is the most valuable contribution to business thought leadership that Ram Charan has made…thus far. I have read and reviewed all of the books that Ram Charan…

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The Executive Checklist: A book review by Bob Morris

January 7, 2023

The Executive Checklist: A Guide for Setting Direction and Managing Change James M. Kerr Pagrave/Macmillan (2014) How to replace vague ideas about your career with strategies that will help you achieve your objectives at work and everywhere else Up front,…

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Presidents of War: A book review by Bob Morris

January 5, 2023

Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times Michael Beschloss Crown (October 2018) How “the life or death of much of the human race” depends on the character of one person Today, opinions are divided with regard…

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