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Thanksgiving Tips: 9 Great Business Skills Entrepreneurs Can Learn from the Pilgrims

November 26, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Alan E. Hall and published by Forbes magazine. To read the complete article, check out a wealth of free resources, obtain subscription discount information, and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. *…

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Five Ways Leaders Can Get People to Speak Up

November 26, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Celia Moore and Kate Coombs for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others,  sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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The wit and wisdom of Anita Roddick

November 25, 2024

Anita Roddick (1942-2007) was the public face of the Body Shop cosmetics–store chain she founded. Roddick, one of Britain’s most successful and visible business executives, was also a strident environmental and animal–rights activist. Roddick “believed that businesses could be run…

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The Path to Singularity: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 25, 2024

The Path to Singularity: How Technology Will Challenge the Future of Humanity J. Craig Wheeler Prometheus Books (November 2024) A thoughtful analysis of the potentialities and perils of exponential growth As I began to read this book, I was again…

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Triple Fit Strategy: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 24, 2024

Triple Fit Strategy: How to Build Lasting Customer Relationships and Boost Growth Christopher Senn and Mehak Gandhi Harvard Business Review Press (November 2024) Customers want partners: Problem solvers and creative thinkers who help them thrive I cannot recall a prior…

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Building Your Company’s Vision

November 24, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras for Harvard Business Review (September-October 1996). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please…

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Big Data @ Work: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 22, 2024

Big Data @ Work: Dispelling the Myths, Uncovering the Opportunities Thomas H. Davenport Harvard Business Review Press (2014) How to make much better decisions about and then with big data systems and capabilities Over the years, I have read and…

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Celebrating the Centennial of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”

November 21, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by John Updike for The New Yorker (September 17, 2000). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. Illustration…

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Encouraging your people to take the long view

November 21, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Toby Gibbs, Suzanne Heywood, and Matthew Pettigrew for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (September 1, 2012). To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm,…

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ChatGPT and the Future of AI: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 20, 2024

ChatGPT and the Future of AI: The Deep Language Revolution Terrence J. Sejnowski MIT Press (October 29, 2024) Perspectives on what to expect from AI in years to come This is a uniquely challenging book to discuss because Terrence J.…

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