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Critical Thinking: A Book Review by Bob Morris

December 4, 2024

Critical Thinking Jonathan Haber MIT Press (April 2020) Channeling Charles Kettering: “If that’s what you’ve always thought, you’re probably wrong.” This is one of the most valuable volumes in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series. According to Bruce Tidor (Professor…

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Deep Learning: A Book Review by Bob Morris

December 3, 2024

Deep Learning John D. Kelleher MIT Press (September 2019) A brilliant analysis of learning “on the other side of complexity” This is one of the most valuable volumes in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series. According to Bruce Tidor (Professor…

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GenAI Tools and Decision-Making: Beware a New Control Trap

December 3, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by J. Mauricio Galli Geleilate and Beth K. Humberd for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others,  sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information,…

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The Lion and Me

December 2, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by John Lahr for The New Yorker (November 8, 1998). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. *…

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Unblock Your Purpose : A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 30, 2024

Unblock Your Purpose: Breathwork, Intution, and Flowe State Francesca Sipma New World Library (November 2024) “You have two hands; one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” Audrey Hepburn As I began to read this book, I was again…

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A Practical Guide to Gaining Value From LLMs

November 29, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rama Ramakrishnan for the 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: Michael Austin/theispot.com …

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Thanksgiving Tips: 9 Great Business Skills Entrepreneurs Can Learn from the Pilgrims

November 26, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Alan E. Hall and published by Forbes magazine. To read the complete article, check out a wealth of free resources, obtain subscription discount information, and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. *…

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Five Ways Leaders Can Get People to Speak Up

November 26, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Celia Moore and Kate Coombs for the 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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The wit and wisdom of Anita Roddick

November 25, 2024

Anita Roddick (1942-2007) was the public face of the Body Shop cosmetics–store chain she founded. Roddick, one of Britain’s most successful and visible business executives, was also a strident environmental and animal–rights activist. Roddick “believed that businesses could be run…

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The Path to Singularity: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 25, 2024

The Path to Singularity: How Technology Will Challenge the Future of Humanity J. Craig Wheeler Prometheus Books (November 2024) A thoughtful analysis of the potentialities and perils of exponential growth As I began to read this book, I was again…

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