Book Reviews

The Case for Good Jobs: A book review by Bob Morris

June 16, 2023

The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay & Meaning to Everyone’s Work Zeynep Ton Harvard Business Review Press (June 2023) “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” Mark Twain It is no coincidence that companies…

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The Experience Mindset: A book review by Bob Morris

June 15, 2023

The Experience Mindset: Changing the Way You Think About Growth Tiffani Bova Portfolio/Penguin (June 2023) “In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s there are few.”  Shunryū Suzuki Years ago when Southwest Airlines was more profitable and…

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Strategy in the Digital Age : A book review by Bob Morris

June 14, 2023

Strategy in the Digital Age: Mastering Digital Transformation Michael Lenox Stanford Business Books/Stanford University Press (June 2023) How to respond effectively to “The Strategist’s Challenge” I agree with Michael Lenox: “digital technology is changing the underlying basis of competition for…

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Bright Moves: A book review by Bob Morris

June 13, 2023

Bright Moves: How U.S. Utility Innovation Is Driving the Cleantech Transition Thomas J. Flaherty Greenleaf Book Group Press (April 2023) Lessons to Be Learned from the Past, Present, and Future of the U.S. Utilities Industry Why did Thomas Flaherty write…

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Designing Transformative Experiences: A Book Review by Bob Morris

June 12, 2023

Designing Transformative Experiences: The New View of Leadership Using the ELVIS Methodology Brad McLain Berrett-Koehler Publishers (May 2023) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford In this volume, Brad McLain offers what is…

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The Old Editor Says: A book review by Bob Morris

June 10, 2023

The Old Editor Says: Maxims for Writing and Editing John E. McIntyre Apprentice House Press () Rock-solid, practical advice for readers as well as writers Those who read this booklet are advised, “Many beginning writers and editors benefitted from a…

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Culture Shock: A book review by Bob Morris

June 3, 2023

Culture Shock: An unstoppable force has changed how we work and live. Gallup’s solution to the biggest leadership issue of our time. Jim Clifton and Jim Harter Gallup Press (May 2023) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing…

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Environmentally Sustainable Growth: A book review by Bob Morris

June 2, 2023

Environmentally Sustainable Growth: A Pragmatic Approach Steven Cohen Columbia University Press (May 2023) How and why a healthy global economy requires healthy ecosystems…and vice versa What must be done to achieve the complete transition to environmental sustainability? According to Steven…

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Bridgebuilders: A book review by Bob Morris

May 31, 2023

Bridgebuilders: How Government Can Transcend Boundaries to Solve Big Problems William D. Eggers and Donald F. Kettl Harvard Business Review Press (May 2023) A holistic approach to addressing the challenges of modern governance According to William Eggers and Donald Kett,…

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How Innovation Works: A review by Bob Morris

May 23, 2023

How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom Matt Ridley Harper (May 2020) “Innovation offers the carrot of spectacular reward or the stick of destitution.”  Joseph Schumpeter The material in some books is even more relevant — and more…

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