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Arrive and Thrive: A book review by Bob Morris

April 15, 2022

Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty, and Lynn Perry Wooten McGraw Hill (April 2022) “What got you here won’t get you there.” Marshall Goldsmith Susan MacKentry Brady, Janet Foutty, and Lynn…

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A One-Legged Stool: A book review by Bob Morris

April 14, 2022

A One-Legged Stool: How Shareholder Primacy Has Broken Business (And What We Can Do About it) Ed Chambliss Best Friends Brand, LLC (March 2022) Useful insights and suggestions that help to get priorities in proper alignment The metaphors are obvious:…

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Ask an Expert: How Do I Deal with Being Average?

April 13, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ravi Venkatesan 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…

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The Quiet Before: A book review by Bob Morris

April 12, 2022

The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas Gal Beckerman Crown (February 2022) How to discover or create anew the stages on which the incubation of radical ideas depends Think of an idea as a seed. Even under…

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Bob Uecker: “Mr. Baseball”

April 11, 2022

A multi-talented personality, Bob Uecker enjoys a special place in the world of baseball. Starting off his career as a baseball player, he later served as a baseball commentator, television host, wrestling ringside announcer, comedian, and a television and film…

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Stolen Focus: A book review by Bob Morris

April 10, 2022

Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention — And How to Think Deeply Again Johann Hari Crown (January 2022) How to focus on what is most important, not just on what is urgent or easy In their classic work, The…

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Viva la Repartee: A book review by Bob Morris

April 9, 2022

Viva la Repartee: Clever Comebacks and Witty Retorts from History’s Great Wits and Wordsmiths Mardy Grothe Collins/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2005) Viva Grothe! Those who have already read Grothe’s Oxymoronica will thoroughly enjoy this volume in which he shifts…

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The Double Bottom Line: A book review by Bob Morris

April 9, 2022

The Double Bottom Line: How Compassionate Leaders Captivate Hearts and Deliver Results Donato Tramuto with Tami Booth Corwin Fast Company Press (April 2022) “Your people won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” Theodore Roosevelt…

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The Greatest Invention: A book review by Bob Morris

April 8, 2022

The Great Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious ScriptsSilvia Ferrara, Translated by Todd Portnowitz Farrar, Straus & Giroux (March 2022) “As long as there are emotions, there will be written letters…living letters.” The title attracted my attention…

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What sets the world’s best CEOs apart

April 7, 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. * * * Are…

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