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Keeping Innovative Projects Aligned With Strategy

March 21, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Ard-Pieter de Man, Anna Plotnikova, and Ludwig Hoeksema for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Carolyn…

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Here are memorable insights by and about women

March 19, 2024

Obviously, not all of the most valuable insights are gender-specific. For example, from Oscar Wilde: “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” No doubt some are more relevant to women than they are to men. These are among the most…

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New in Town: The Initiation of a Young Irishman

March 19, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a “classic” article written by Frank McCourt that was published in The New Yorker (February 14, 1999). To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR…

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How to Maintain Hope in an Age of Catastrophe

December 5, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Robert Jay Lifton by Masha Gessen for The New Yorker. To  read the complete interview, check out other material, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * The psychoanalyst and…

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Lawrence Cunningham on Charlie Munger: An Enlightening Tribute

November 29, 2023

Here is an excerpt from Lawrence Cunningham’s tribute to Charlie Munger who recently passed  away at age 99. * * * Charlie Munger, who died Tuesday at the age of 99, and Warren Buffett are a shining example that two…

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Diverse Perspectives on “Success”

November 23, 2023

o The best revenge is massive success. Frank Sinatra o Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. Bruce Lee o Success consists of going from…

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Economic Incentives Are Key to Driving Sustainability at Scale

November 16, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Satoshi Ikeda and Simon Glynn for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit:  Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR * *…

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Rothko, in pain and glory

November 4, 2023

I treasure each “Morning” alert from The New York Times. Here is the latest. To check out all the material, sign up for free alerts, and obtain complete NYT subscription information, please click here. * * * Today I’m handing…

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Life Is Beautiful: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 27, 2023

Life Is Beautiful: Poems of Survival After Cancer Linda DeFeudis CreateSpace (November 2016) Heartfelt Observations and affirmations A dear friend sent a copy of this book to me as a gift. It contains several heartfelt poems that her sister composed…

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How to take the full measure of innovation

July 1, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from the transcript of a podcast in an article for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and…

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