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The Missing Link Between Purpose and Performance

September 4, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rodolphe Durand, Pauline Asmar, and Jean-Marc Laouchez for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click…

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Tales of Militant Chemistry: A Book Review by Bob Morris

September 4, 2025

Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of War Alice Lovejoy University of California Press (August 2025) How film became a weapon whose chemistry irrevocably shaped our world today  It’s publisher correctly points out that in Tales…

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10 Urgent AI Takeaways for Leaders

September 2, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Laurianne McLaughlin 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:   Heugenot Balloon…

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Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine Recreated From 500-Year-Old Drawing

September 2, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an especially interesting article written by Richard Whiddington that is featured at the ArtNet website (August 19, 2025). To read the complete article, please click here. * * * An exhibition at the French château…

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Learning how to learn more, sooner, and better to make better decisions

August 29, 2025

Here is a brief excerpt from a conversation involving Stanford’s Chip Heath and McKinsey’s Olivier Sibony, featured in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They discuss new research, fresh frameworks, and practical tools for decision makers. To read the complete article, check out…

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Museums Are Under Fire. Silence Isn’t an Option

August 29, 2025

Here is a briefexcerpt from an article by James Steward that was featured at the ArtNet website. To read the compldete article, check out others, and receive email alerts, please click here.  * * * As political attacks on institutions…

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There’s Got to Be a Better Way: A Book Review by Bob Morris

August 28, 2025

There’s Got to Be a Better Way: How to Deliver Results and Get Rid of the Stuff That Gets in the Way Nelson P. Repenning and Donald C. Kieffer Basic Venture (August 2025) How and why dynamic work design can…

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How to Automate Operations Without Breaking the Bank

August 27, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jaime Macias-Aguayo, Maria Jesus Saenz, and Duncan McFarlane for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please…

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How Leaders Help Teams Manage Stress

August 26, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Allen Morrison and David Forster 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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Invisible Barriers: A Book Review by Bob Morris

August 25, 2025

Invisible Barriers: Understanding and Overcoming Discrimination in the Workplace Stéphane Carcillo and Marie-Anne Valfort The MIT Press (May 2025) What is perhaps the most important “unknown unknown”? That is an excellent question.  My candidate would be thinking you know for…

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