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Prediction Machines: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 29, 2023

Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence      Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Ami Goldfarb Harvard Business Review Press (2018) How to identify the best tradeoffs, compare/contrast benefits, and make the best possible decisions Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans,…

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What you may not already know about Chris Farley

July 28, 2023

Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American comedian and actor. Farley was known for his loud, energetic comedic style, and was a member of Chicago’s Second City Theatre[1] and later a cast member of…

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These Strategies Will Help You Influence How Decisions Are Made

July 28, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Robert C. Bordone and Daniel Doktori 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…

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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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The Ultimate Guide to Power and Influence: A book review by Bob Morris

July 27, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Power and Influence: Everything You Need to Know Robert L. Dilenschneider Matt Holt Books/An Imprint of Ben Bella Books (July 2023) How to define, realize, and gradually strengthen your personal agenda There is much confusion and…

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Competing in the Age of AI: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 27, 2023

Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani Harvard Business Review Press (January 2020) The impact of artificial intelligence on businesses: how they will operate and…

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Dancing with Disruption: A book review by Bob Morris

July 26, 2023

Dancing with Disruption: Leading Dramatic Change During Global Transformation Jeff Skipper Peacebridge Publishing (May 2023) “There will be trouble ahead…” Long ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. observed, “For the simplicity on this side of complexity, I wouldn’t give you a…

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How Robots Can Enhance Performance Management for Humans

July 26, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Bryan Hong and Lynn Wu for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * New research finds…

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The Flexible Method: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 24, 2023

The Flexible Method: Prepare to Prosper in the Next Global Crisis James Burstall Nicholas Brealey Publishing (July 2023) “Every battle is won or lost before it is fought.” Sun Tzu According to James Burstall, “The Flexible Method shows what you…

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Howard Gardner on the Genius of Albert Einstein

July 24, 2023

Creating Minds is one of the most enjoyable as well as one of the most informative books I have ever read. Recently, I re-read it and recommend it even more enthusiastically now. * * * I have long admired Howard…

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