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Confronting the early-career gender gap

February 2, 2020

  Here is a brief article written by Kevin Sneader and Lareina Yee 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…

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Restoring the Soul of Business: A book review by Bob Morris

February 2, 2020

Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data Rishad Tobaccowala HarperCollins Leadership/An imprint of HarperCollins (January 2020) How and why great companies achieve an appropriate balance between their data and their story Machines do not possess…

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Life isn’t everything: A book review by Bob Morris

February 1, 2020

Life isn’t everything: Mike Nichols, as remembered by 150 of his closest friends Ash Carter and Sam Kashner Henry Holt and Company (November 2019) Thank you, Igor Mikhail Peschkowsky, for the pleasure of your company…and humanity Here’s how Ash Carter…

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The Art of War: A new translation reviewed by Bob Morris

February 1, 2020

The Art of War: A New Translation by Michael Nylan Sun Tzu W.W. Norton & Company (January 2020) A classic within western civilization has been revitalized W.W. Norton has proudly published this volume, one that, “for the first time in…

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The Strategy Book: A book review by Bob Morris

January 31, 2020

The Strategy Book: How to think and act strategically to deliver outstanding results Max McKeown Pearson (2020) “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” Michael Porter Not everyone agrees with Michael Porter’s assertion. Those who do include…

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Flat, Fluid, and Fast: A book review by Bob Morris

January 31, 2020

Flat, Fluid, and Fast: Harness the Talent Mobility Revolution to Drive Employee Engagement, Accelerate Innovation, and Unleash Growth Brynne Kennedy McGraw Hill Education (2019) What — if anything — do you know about the Talent Mobility Revolution? According to Brynne…

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Why your next transformation should be “all in”

January 31, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Bradley, Marc de Jong, and Wesley Walden for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm,…

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She’s Taking on Elon Musk on Solar. And Winning.

January 30, 2020

Here is another superb article from David Gelles for The New York Times in which he shares his conversation with Lynn Jurich. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. Credit: …

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When Individuals Are More Innovative Than Teams

January 30, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tian Heong Chan, Jürgen Mihm, and Manuel Sosa for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain…

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Remembering Leah Chase

January 29, 2020

Here is an excerpt from another profile of courage in The New York Times‘ series, “The Lives They LIved,” in this instance written by Michael Paterniti. To read the complete article as well as others, please click here. * *…

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