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Your Values-Based Legacy: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 8, 2024

Your Values-Based Legacy: Making a Difference at Every Age and Phase of life Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. Wiley (November 2024) “How Will You Measure Your Life?” Clayton M. Christensen I was again reminded of Christenasen’s question as I began…

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The Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom of Larry David

November 8, 2024

Born July 2, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, Larry David is an American comedian, writer, actor, director, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television sitcom Seinfeld, on which David was head writer and executive producer for the…

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Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds

November 4, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by  Elizabeth Kolbert for The New Yorker (February 19, 2017). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. Illustration…

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Be the Unicorn, The Workbook: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 1, 2024

Be the Unicorn, Workbook: 12 Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest William Vanderbloemen Fedd Books (October 2024) An invaluable companion to a business classic  Now available for the first time, this is the essential companion volume…

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Harvard Business Review Sales Management Handbook: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 25, 2024

The Harvard Business Review Sales Management Handbook: How to Lead High-Performing Sales Teams Prabhakant Sinha, Arun Shastri, and Sally E. Lorimer Harvard Business Review Press (October 2022) How effective sales management consistently achieves extraordinary results What makes this book so…

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The Most Overlooked Leadership Skill

October 22, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an especially valuable article written by Peter Bregman for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. *…

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Prediction Machines: A Commentary by Bob Morris

October 18, 2024

In Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence, Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb “emphasize trade-offs. More data means less privacy. More speed means less accuracy. More autonomy means less control…The best strategy for your company or career or country will depend on how you…

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Don’t Underestimate the Power of Kindness at Work

October 16, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ovul Sezer, Kelly Nault, and Nadav Klein for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please click here. Credit: Cactus Creative…

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“Just how high can a dead cat bounce?”

October 14, 2024

I recently read James Geary’s new book, I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World, published by Harper/An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2011). He observes: “Finance and economics are…

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The Net and the Butterfly: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 11, 2024

The Net and the Butterfly: The Art and Practice of Breakthrough Thinking Olivia Fox Cabane and Judah Pollack Portfolio/Penguin Random House (February 2017) How breakthrough thinking can accelerate personal growth and professional development Olivia Fox Cabane and Judah Pollack make…

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