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Sensitive: A book review by Bob Morris

March 8, 2023

Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World Jenn Granneman & Andre Sólo Harmony (February 2023) How and why highly sensitive people are so valuable…and under-appreciated Here’s a paradox: emotions tend to have…

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Improving the Practice of Management — Then and Now

March 7, 2023

Here is Laura Amico and Amy Bernstein‘s Introduction to HBR at 100: The Most Influential and Innovative Articles from Harvard Business Review’s First Century, a truly extraordinary volume that I urge you to add to your personal business library. *…

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Make Gender Equality a Value, Not a Priority

March 7, 2023

Here is an excerpt from a brief article by Katie Mehnert for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To check out other articles and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Organizations within any industry can take constructive steps…

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COMPLETE: The Baseball Writer: A son goes back to spring training to find his father

March 6, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from a “classic” article by Bill Bryson for The New Yorker (2001). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Richard Merkin * * * Salty…

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Rising Together: A book review by Bob Morris

March 5, 2023

Rising Together: How We Can Bridge Divides and Create a More Inclusive Workplace Sally Helgesen Hatchette Books (February 2023) How to build cultures of belonging in which personal growth and professional development thrive Many of the “silos” that undermine communication,…

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How Far Do You Want to Go?: A book review by Bob Morris

March 4, 2023

How Far Do You Want to Go? Lessons from a Common-Sense Billionaire John Catsimatidis Matt Holt Books/An Imprint of Ben Bella Books, Inc. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African…

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A Publishing Superstar Whose Memoir Shuns Glitz to Explore Private Torment

March 3, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Sadie Stein for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo Credit…Victor Moriyama for The New York Times *…

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Read Your Way Through Boston

March 2, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Paul Theroux for The New York Times. The quintessential travel writer has also enshrined his Massachusetts roots in his writing. Here are his recommendations for those who come to visit. To…

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A History of the Human Brain: A book review by Bob Morris

March 1, 2023

  A History of the Human Brain: From the Sea Sponge to CRISPR, How Our Brain Evolved Bret Stetka Timber Press (2021) Here’s a comprehensive — and entertaining — examination of human brain evolution. In layman’s terms, the mind is…

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Manage AI Bias Instead of Trying to Eliminate It

March 1, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Sian Townson for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * To remediate the bias built into…

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