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Flywheels: A book review by Bob Morris

November 18, 2021

Flywheels: How Cities Are Creating Their Own Futures Tom Alberg Columbia Business School Publishing (November 2021) How to build flywheels that promote economic development and solve urban social problems in all cities Jim Collins introduced his concept of “The Flywheel…

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Creating a Meaningful Corporate Purpose

November 18, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Hubert Joly 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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Drive Innovation with Better Decision-Making

November 16, 2021

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Emily Tedards, Linda A. Hill, and Taran Swan for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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The Cactus and the Snowflake at Work: A book review by Bob Morris

November 16, 2021

The Cactus and the Snowflake at Work: How the Logical and Sensitive Can Thrive Side by Side Devora Zack Berrett-Koehler Publishers (November 2021) How to balance contrasting predilections to increase  positive impact To what does the title refer? Devora Zack…

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Elevating the Human Experience: A book review by Bob Morris

November 15, 2021

Elevating the Human Experience: Three Paths to Love and Worth at Work Amelia Dunlop Wiley (October 2021) “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” Margaret Mead This book’s title correctly suggests that, in terms of of…

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What I’ve learned from watching Jeff Bezos make decisions up close

November 14, 2021

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Tom Aberg for Fast Company magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images * * * In…

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The Business Wisdom of Warren Buffett

November 13, 2021

Here are ten of my favorite Buffett quotations: o It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results. o What we learn from history is that people don’t learn from history. o Chains of habit are too…

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Lest we forget today….

November 11, 2021

For years on this national holiday, I have posted a list of the number of men and women in the military services who were killed during each of the wars in which the United States has been involved. My sources…

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Making Silos Work for Your Organization

November 11, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Herman Vantrappen and Frederic Wirtz 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…

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Net Promoter 3.0

November 10, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Fred Reichheld, Darci Darnell, and Maureen Burns for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. They discuss a better system for understanding the real value of happy customers. To read…

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