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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

November 6, 2021

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass; with an Introduction by Debra Newman Ham and Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone/A Wiley Imprint (August 2021) “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Frederick Douglass There are…

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5 Things High-Performing Teams Do Differently

November 5, 2021

Here is a brief article written by Ron Friedman for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please click here. Credit:  Illustration by Daniel Creel…

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Harvard Business Review Project Management: A book review by Bob Morris

November 4, 2021

Harvard Business Review Project Management: How to Launch, Lead, and Sponsor Successful Projects Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez Harvard Business Review Press (October 2021) How and why operations run an organization whereas projects change it Years ago, I concluded  — and remain convinced …

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The Flywheel Effect

November 4, 2021

Jim Collins introduced his concept of “The Flywheel Effect” in his book Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t (2001). No matter how dramatic the end result, good-to-great transformations never happen in one fell swoop. In…

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When to redeploy, upskill, or reskill

November 3, 2021

Here is a brief article written by Matt Fenton,  Emily Field, and Marino Mugayar-Baldocchi for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email…

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What Is It About Peter Thiel?

November 2, 2021

The billionaire Peter Thiel is a venture capitalist who has countless fans and followers. What are they looking for? Here is a brief excerpt from an article about him by Anna Wiener for The New Yorker. To read the complete…

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50 Business Classics: A book review by Bob Morris

November 2, 2021

50 Business Classics: Your shortcut to the most important ideas on innovation, management and strategy Tom Butler-Bowdon Nicholas Brealey (April 2018) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.”  Ann Landers (Eppie Lederer) [Note: I recently re-read this book again…

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Your Most Passionate Employees May Not Be Your Top Performers

November 1, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Winnie Jiang 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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HBR’s Insights from the Year in Tech 2021: A book review by Bob Morris

October 30, 2021

The Year in Tech 2021: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review (HBR Insights Series) Various Contributors in Collaboration with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (October 2021) Which high technologies will probably be most disruptive? How best to…

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Racial Justice: Insights from HBR — A book review by Bob Morris

October 29, 2021

Racial Justice: Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review  Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (December 2020) “Justice delayed is justice denied.” William E. Gladstone This is one of the first volumes in a new series published by Harvard Business…

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