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Leadership — The Inside Story: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 10, 2024

Leadership — The Inside Story: Time-Tested Prescriptions for Those Who Seek to Lead Willie Pietersen Rivertowns Books (September 2024) Bon appétit! By the time I was ten years old, I realized that — with all due respect to adult family…

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Build the Right C-Suite Team for Your Strategy

September 20, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marianna Zangrillo,  Thomas Keil, and  Benedetto Vigna for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others,  sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please…

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The Plight of the Political Satirist

September 18, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sarah Larson for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. Illustration Credit: Art works courtesy…

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Hybrid Work: How Leaders Build In-Person Moments That Matter

September 16, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Brian Elliott for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others,  sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR…

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Levels of the Game—I: Who has a bigger serve than Arthur Ashe?

September 15, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John McPhee for The New Yorker (May 31, 1969). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. * *…

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The Wisdom of Thomas Aquinas

September 6, 2024

Although I am not a Roman Catholic, I have gained wisdom and comfort from persons such as Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274). These are among his observations that have been of special interest and value to me. * * * To…

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Have Been Studying Poker for Years. Kamala Harris Isn’t Bluffing.

September 3, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nate Silver for The New Times. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. Illustration Credit:  Sam Whitney/The New…

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The Real Secret to Retaining Talent: The subtle art of making people feel special

August 31, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Roger L. Martin 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,…

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Persuading the Unpersuadable

August 29, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Adam Grant for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Eleni Kalorkoti *…

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The Power Broker—I: How Robert Moses Transformed New York

July 12, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic  article written by Robert A. Caro and published by The New Yorker (July 14, 1974). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please…

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