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George Orwell’s Revolutions

June 12, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by James Wood for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. Illustration Credit: Ralph Steadman *…

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A McKinsey classic, “Risk: Seeing around the corners”

June 12, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article rated by readers as one of the most popular ever in The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company and co-authored by Eric Lamarre and Martin Pergler. To read the complete article, check out…

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Influence + Persuasion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series): A Book Review by Bob Morris

June 12, 2024

Influence + Persuasion: HBR Emotional Intelligence Series Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (November 2017) Credibility is impossible without mutual respect and trust. This is one of the volumes in the HBR Emotional Series, offering cutting-edge thinking about how to…

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Bold: A Book Review by Bob Morris

June 11, 2024

BOLD: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Simon & Schuster (2015) Note: The material in this book is even more valuable now than it was when the book was first published.…

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Big data versus big congestion: Using information to improve transport

June 10, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Carl-Stefan Neumann for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (July 1, 2015). To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up…

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Mark Goulston: Part 1 of an Interview

June 10, 2024

This interview of Mark Goulston continues to be among the most popular of all my posts because, if anything, his insights are more valuable now than they were when the two parts of the interview were first posted. * * *…

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Inclusion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series): A Book Review by Bob Morris

June 9, 2024

Inclusion: HBR Emotional Intelligence Series Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (November 2017) In the most profitable workplace cultures, everyone feels they belong. This is one of the volumes in the HBR Emotional Intelligence Series, offering cutting-edge thinking about how…

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Three Tips For Overcoming Your Blind Spots

June 9, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article by John Dame and Jeffrey Gedmin, published by the Harvard Business Review in the October 02, 2013,issue. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain…

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How Leaders Learn: A Book Review by Bob Morris

June 7, 2024

How Leaders Learn: Master the Habits of the World’s Most Successful People David Novak with Lari Bishop Harvard Business Review Press (June 2024) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Eppie Lederer (aka Ann Landsers) Throughout all the years…

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6 Common Leadership Styles — and How to Decide Which to Use When

June 6, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rebecca Knight 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:  Carol Yepes/Getty Images …

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