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The Power Broker—I: How Robert Moses Transformed New York

July 12, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic  article written by Robert A. Caro and published by The New Yorker (July 14, 1974). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please…

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A New Model for Continuous Transformation

July 12, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Mankins and Patrick Litre 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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Resonant Leadership: Bob Morris’ Review of a Business Classic

July 11, 2024

Resonant Leadership: Inspiring Others Through Emotional Intelligence Richard Boyatzis More Than Sound (2009) How to renew yourself and connect with others through mindfulness, hope, and compassion As I began to listen to the first of three CDs that comprise this…

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How to Create Innovation: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 10, 2024

How to Create Innovation: The Ultimate Guide to Proven Strategies and Business Models to Drive Innovation and Digital Transformation Stefan F. Dieffenbacher, Caroline Hüttinger, Susanne M. Zaninelli, Douglas Lines, and Andreas Rein…in collaboration with 60+ other thought leaders Wiley (June…

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Who was Clarence Birdseye and why is he significant?

July 10, 2024

When food is frozen slowly, at temperatures near the freezing point, ice crystals form within the animal or vegetable cells; when the food thaws, cellular fluid leaks from the damaged tissue, giving the food a mushy or dry consistency. Rapid…

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“The Hidden Traps in Decision-Making”: A Classic Article from HBR

July 9, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa and published in Harvard Business Review (January 2006). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts,…

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What you need to know about Game Theory

July 9, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Keshav Parwal. Game theory has proven to be one of the most influential influences on contemporary thought. Parwal suggests what you need to know about it. * * * Game theory…

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Does Your Boss Practice Toxic Positivity?

July 9, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mita Mallick 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: HBR Staff; the_burtons/Getty…

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The beginning of system dynamics

July 8, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Jay W. Forrester for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (December 13, 2016). To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain…

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Deep Work: A Review by Bob Morris of a Classic Business Book

July 8, 2024

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Cal Newport Grand Central Publishing (2016) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle Note: I recently re-read this book prior to reading…

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