Book Reviews

Beyond Great: A book review by Bob Morris

October 13, 2020

Beyond Great: Nine Strategies for Thriving in an Era of Social Tension, Economic Nationalism, and Technological Revolution Arindam Bhattacharya, Nikolaus Lang, and Jim Hemerling PublicAffairs (October 2020) To paraohrase Marshall Goldsmith, “What got you great won’t keep you great” For…

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Time Smart: A book review by Bob Morris

October 12, 2020

Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time & Live a Happier Life Ashley Williams Harvard Business Review Press (October 2020) “Happiness is not the subject of this book. It’s the product.” Do you value time more than money or money…

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Lead. Care. Win.: A book review by Bob Morris

October 10, 2020

Lead Care Win: How to Become a Leader Who Matters Dan Pontefract Figure 1 Publishing (September 2020) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Eppie Lederer (Ann Landers) I have read and reviewed each of Dan Pontefract’s three previously…

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The Entrepreneur’s Faces: A book review by Bob Morris

October 9, 2020

The Entrepreneur’s Faces: How Makers, Visionaries, and Outsiders Succeed Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp Snowball Narrative Press How a seven-stage process using multidimensional perspectives can achieve high impact results Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp would be among the first to…

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Reaganland: A book review by Bob Morris

October 7, 2020

Reaganland: America’s Right Turn 1976-1980 Ron Perlstein Simon & Schuster (August 2020) In the land of cynics, the faith of a patriot can sometimes shine a light on enduring values I have read and reviewed Christopher Leonard’s Kochland and view…

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Transfluence: A book review by Bob Morris

October 6, 2020

Transfluence: How to Lead with Transformative Influence in Today’s Climates of Change Walt Rakowich Post Hill Press (September 2020) “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”  Theodore Roosevelt I was again reminded of…

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Lives of the Stoics: A book review by Bob Morris

October 5, 2020

Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman Penguin Random House (September 2020) Here are generally neglected and underappreciated lovers of wisdom in the ancient world Most adults with at…

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When More Is Not Better: A book review by Bob Morris

October 4, 2020

When More Is Not Better: Overcoming America’s Obsession with Economic Efficiency Roger L. Martin Harvard Business Review Press (September 2020) Democratic capitalism is not — or at least should not be — an oxymoron Long before the Declaration of Independence,…

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Shapers: A book review by Bob Morris

October 3, 2020

Shapers: Reinvent the Way You Work and Change the Future Jonas Altman Wiley (September 2020) How and why you can — and should — shape the work you do and how you do it According to Jonas Altman, “Shapers begin…

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Creative Confidence: A book review by Bob Morris

September 23, 2020

Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All David Kelley and Tom Kelley Currency (October 2013) How almost anyone can develop a creative, human-centered mindset and help achieve breakthrough innovations I read and reviewed this book when it was…

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