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The wit and wisdom of Steven Wright

January 6, 2026

Steven Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer. He is known for his distinctive lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes, paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and…

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Kenneth Tynan on “The world of Johnny Carson”

January 6, 2026

Here´is a  brief excerpt from an especially interesting profile of Johnny Carson, written by  Kenneth Tynan, that appeared in The New York Times Magazine (July 14, 1977). To read the complete profile and check out others, please click here. *…

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Nature’s Blueprint for Business: A Book Review bybBob Morris

January 5, 2026

Nature’s Blueprint for Business: Harnessing the Hidden Power of Edges Ines Garcia Routledge/Taylor & French Group (September 2025) “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” Albert Einstein Long ago, during my junior year in high school…

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The Three Obstacles Slowing Responsible AI

January 4, 2026

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Öykü Işık and Ankita Goswami for 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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There’s Nothing Like This: Revisiting a Review by Bob Morris

January 3, 2026

There’s Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift Kevin Evers Harvard Business Review Press (April 2025) Here’s a “chronological romp” through Taylor Swift’s incomparable career thus far To what does “this” refer in the title of Kevin Evers’s…

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A Systematic Approach to Experimenting with Gen AI

January 2, 2026

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ayelet Israeli, Johannes Berndt, Florian Englmaier, Raffaella Sadun, Jorge Tamayo and Nikolaus von Hesler for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please…

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Business Beyond Borders: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 2, 2026

Business Beyond Borders: Stories, Tales and Lessons Learned from Working in 1oo Cultures Around the World Dean Foster John Murray Business Press (2025) Reliable guidance for strangers in a strange land Business beyond as well as well as within borders…

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Welcome 2026

January 1, 2026

I  Wish  Everyone  A  Healthy  As Well  As A  Happy New  Year        

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Marketing at the Speed of Culture

December 31, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Israeli, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Matt Higgins and Ryan Reynolds for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:…

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Hyper-Digital Marketing: A Book Review by Bob Morris

December 30, 2025

Hyper-Digital Marketing: Six Pillars of Strategic Brand Marketing in an AI-Powered World Vanitha Samination Palgrave  (October 2025) How to cultivate customer attention, resonance, trust, friendship, and engagement in the new marketplace According to Vanitha Saminathan, Hyper Digital Marketing “aims to…

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