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HBR at 100: A book review by Bob Morris

July 7, 2022

HBR at 100: The Most Influential and Innovative Articles from Harvard Business Review’s First Century Various Contributors in collaboration with HBR Editor in Chief, Adi Ignatius Harvard Business Review Press (June 2022) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.”…

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Monitoring Employees Makes Them More Likely to Break Rules

July 6, 2022

Here is an excerpt from one of the most popular HBR articles, written by Julena M. Bonner,, Chase Thiel, John Bush, David Welsh,, and Niharika Garud. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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Help Your Team (Actually) Work Smarter, Not Harder

July 4, 2022

Here is an excerpt from one of the most popular HBR articles, written by Mita Mallick. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive email alerts, please click here. Credit:  Brand…

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5 Facts about Independence Day [Post on 7/3/22]

July 3, 2022

Here is a brief article written by Joe Carter for the Acton Institute Powerblog, * * * July 4, 2022 will be America’s 246th Independence Day, the day Americans celebrate our Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. Here are five…

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Dave Ulrich on calculating the market value of leadership: An interview by Bob Morris

July 2, 2022

It’s time to revisit one of the most popular interviews I have as yet conducted. The value of the insights has increased substantially during the years since Dave and I discussed challenges that C-level executives continue to face.  * *…

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The Mosaic Principle: A book review by Bob Morris

July 1, 2022

The Mosaic Principle: The Six Dimensions of a Remarkable Life and Career Nick Lovegrove PublicAffairs (November 2016) “Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. I am large. I contain multitudes.” Walt Whitman Note: The insights in some (not…

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Why We Don’t Talk About Meaning at Work

July 1, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article by Marjolein Lips-Wiersma, Catherine Bailey, Adrian Madden, and Lani Morris for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here.. Credit:  Brian Stauffer/theispot.com…

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Innovation—the launchpad out of the crisis

June 30, 2022

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast sponsored by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * *…

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Break Out to Open Innovation

June 29, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article by Denis Bettenmann, Ferran Giones, Alexander Brem, and Philipp Gneiting for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here.. Credit: Image…

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How to Zoom Your Room: A book review by Bob Morris

June 28, 2022

How to Zoom Your Room: Room Rater’s Ultimate Style Guide Claude Taylor and Jessie Bahrey, with Illustrations by Chris Morris Voracious/An imprint of Little, Brown & Company (June 2021) Why “zoom a room”? Up front, I acknowledge with pride and…

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