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The Vision Code: A book review by Bob Morris

February 4, 2021

The Vision Code: How to Create and Execute a Compelling Vision for Your Business Oleg Konovalov Wiley (January 2021) “Vision without execution is hallucination.”  Thomas Edison Even if a company retained Oleg Konovalov to help its C-level executives to formulate…

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6 Ways to Convince Someone to Collaborate with You

February 4, 2021

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dorie Clark for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email…

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Stop Making Excuses for Toxic Bosses

February 3, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Shawn McClean, Stephen H. Courtright, Stephen H. Courtright, and Junhyok Yim for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free…

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Stop Decorating the Fish: A book review by Bob Morris

February 3, 2021

Stop Decorating the Fish: Which solutions to ignore and which problems really matter Kristen Cox and Yishai Ashlag The North River Press Publishing Company (December 2020) How and why to focus on solving core problems…while you can This book has…

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Is your organization prepared for the future?

February 2, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written b Elizabeth Mygatt 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, please…

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A blueprint for M&A success

February 2, 2021

  Here is an excerpt from an article from the McKinsey Quarterly, written by Sophie Clarke, Liz Wol and Robert Uhlaner and  published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm,…

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Is Your Organization Digging Trenches or Building Bridges?

February 1, 2021

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sherry M.B. Thatcher and Alyson Meister for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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What Business Are You In?: Classic Advice from Theodore Levitt

February 1, 2021

If I had to select the five most influential articles ever to appear in Harvard Business Review, the first would be Ted Levitt’s “Marketing Myopia” (1960). Another would be this article (October 2006) by HBR‘s then editors who discuss Levitt…

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Improving the management of complex business partnerships

January 31, 2021

  Here is an excerpt from an aarticle from the McKinsey Quarterly, written by Ruth De Backer and Eileen Kelly Rinaudo and  published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…

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This Two-Minute Morning Practice Will Make Your Day Better

January 31, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Neil Pasricha for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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