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The Gumbo Coalition: A book review by Bob Morris

July 24, 2020

The Gumbo Coalition: 10 Leadership Lessons That Help You Inspire, Unite, and Achieve Marc Morial HarperCollins Leadership (May 2020) “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” Theodore Roosevelt Like cooking gumbo, development of…

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Step Back: A book review by Bob Morris

July 23, 2020

Step Back: How to Bring the Art of Reflection into Your Busy Life Joseph L. Badaracco Harvard Business Review Press (2010) Here are “practical everyday ways of reflecting that help you work better and live better” I have read all…

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Lean management or agile? The right answer may be both

July 23, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Stefan de Raedemaecker, Christopher Handscomb, Sören Jautelat, Miguel Rodriguez, and Lucas Wienke for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn…

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Explain Why You’re Asking Your Team to Do Something

July 22, 2020

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * When people know why they’re being asked to do…

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The great acceleration

July 22, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Bradley, Martin Hirt, Sara Hudson, Nicholas Northcote, and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more…

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Call Out Gender Inequity on Your Team

July 21, 2020

  Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * When it comes to gender equity, leaders must…

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All In: A book review by Bob Morris

July 21, 2020

All In: How Obsessive Leaders Achieve the Extraordinary Robert Bruce Shaw HarperCollins (July 2020) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African proverb In his previous book, Extreme Teams,  Robert Bruce…

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Unlocking enterprise efficiencies through zero-based design

July 21, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Charles-Henri Marque, Rohit Panikkar, and Sai Tunuguntla for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…

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Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role: 1994-2019

July 20, 2020

I have been a film buff since childhood and in recent months have reconnected with dozens of old favorites thanks to channels that include AMC, Netflix, ROKU, and TCM. For background information, I think these are the best sources: Academy…

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“Superstars”: The dynamics of firms, sectors, and cities leading the global economy

July 20, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article Written by James Manyika, Sree Ramaswamy, Jacques Bughin, Jonathan Woetzel, Michael Birshan, and Zubin Nagpal for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn…

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