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Building the civilized workplace

February 10, 2025

Here is an excerpt from another classic article written by Robert Sutton 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 alerts,…

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The Cult-Figure Life of Leonardo Da Vinci

February 9, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Adam Gopnik for The New Yorker (January 9, 2005). 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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Analytical AI: A Better Way to Identify the Right AI Projects

February 8, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Pedro Amorim, Teresa Bianchi de Aguiar, Luís Guimarães, Bernardo Almada-Lobo, and Bruno Teixeira for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and…

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The New Yorker Cartoons That Raised Me

February 7, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Roger Angell for The New Yorker (December 7, 1997). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here.   …

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The Courage Gap: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 6, 2025

The Courage Gap: 5 Steps to Braver Action Margie Warrell Berrett-Koehler Publishers (January 2024) Here is a lifeline to personal growth and professional development Long ago in Future Shock (1970), Alvin Toffler made this prediction: “The illiterate of the 21st…

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Delighting in the Possible

February 5, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a “classic” article from the McKinsey Quarterly, written by Zafer Achi and Jennifer Garvey Berger and published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…

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The New Rules of Influence: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 5, 2025

The New Rules of Influence: How to Authentically Build Trust, Drive Change, and Make an Impact Lida Citroën Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2024) How to become a success in the VUCA world? Maximize your positive infuence. Because you are reading this review,…

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Thoughtful Perspectives on the Human Condition

February 4, 2025

Here are several more of my personal favorites. Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.   Albert Einstein Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.   Anthony J. D’Angelo Nature does not…

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The Undoing Project: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 3, 2025

The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds Michael Lewis W.W. Norton & Company (2016) A brilliant analysis of how two world-famous psychologists could – and did — “undo” so many misconceptions about human error I have read and…

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MIT SMR’s 10 AI Must-Reads for 2024

February 2, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by William Reed 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 Credit: Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT…

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