Book Reviews

Managing Your Career: A book review by Bob Morris

January 13, 2021

Managing Your Career: The HBR Working Parents Series Daisy Dowling, Series Editor Harvard Business School Press (December 2020) “Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.”  Oscar Wilde This is one of the volumes in a new series that consists of articles…

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Coronavirus: Leadership + Recovery…A book review by Bob Morris

January 12, 2021

Coronavirus: Leadership + Recovery Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (July 2020) “Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” George S. Patton Here is one of the most valuable books in the HBR Insights Series. Cutting-edge thought…

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The Brilliant, Bitter, Unlikable Scion of an American Political Dynasty

January 8, 2021

According to Amy S. Greenberg, David S. Brown new biography of Henry Adams “reveals how dynastic burden shaped the personality and career of the brilliant, bitter and thoroughly unlikable man who brought the prominence of the Adams family, and expectations…

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Management 2.0: A book review by Bob Morris

January 4, 2021

Management 2.0: Discovery of Integrated Enterprise Excellence Forrest W. Breyfogle III Citius Publishing, Inc. (August 2020) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker’s observation offers a…

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Leadership System 2.0: A book review by Bob Morris

December 19, 2020

Leadership System: Implementing Integrated Enterprise Excellence Forrest W. Breyfogle III Citius Publishing, Inc. (August 2020) Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison Thomas Edison’s observation offers a valuable reminder to executives who become wholly preoccupied with WHERE,  while neglecting HOW.…

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Abstract Expressionism: A book review by Bob Morris

December 18, 2020

Abstract Expressionism (Basic Art Series 2.0) Barbara Hess; Edited by Uta Grosenick Taschen (March 2016) Here ia “a fast-food, high-energy fix on the topic at hand.” The New York Times This is one of several dozen volumes in the Basic…

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HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work: A book review by Bob Morris

December 17, 2020

HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2014) In fact, this material can help almost anyone manage stress almost anywhere This is one of my most popular reviews, perhaps because of pressures and stresses…

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What Made Leonardo Such a Great Artist? Science, Says a New Book

December 14, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Parul Sehgal for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. * * * When testing a new…

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Meditations (The Philosophy Classic): A book review by Bob Morris

December 11, 2020

Meditations: The Philosophy Classic Marcus Aurelius Introduction by Donald Robertson; Edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone/A Wiley Brand (February 2020) “The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.” The statement by Marcus Aurelius (121-180…

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Unfiltered Marketing: A book review by Bob Morris

December 7, 2020

Unfiltered Marketing: 5 Rules to Win Back Trust, Credibility, and Customers in a Digitally Distracted World Stephen Denny and Paul Leinberger Career Press (November 2020) First time you betray my trust, shame on you. The next time, shame on me….…

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