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The Movie Musical!: A book review by Bob Morris

January 23, 2020

The Movie Musical! Jeanine Basinger Alfred A. Knopf (November 2019) The single best source for information and insights, “from then until now” As Jeanine Basinger explains, she wrote this book in order to tell the story of a uniquely entertaining…

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Why Don’t Women Self-Promote As Much As Men?

January 23, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Christine Exley and Judd Kessler 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…

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Four success factors for workforce automation

January 23, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Javier Gil Gómez, Pablo Hernández, and Rafael Ocejo 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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Rosabeth Moss Kanter on telling the right compelling story

January 22, 2020

In Think Outside the Building, Rosabeth Moss Kanter explains how advanced leaders can change the world one smart innovation at a time. Some of her most valuable ideas focus on how and why telling the right compelling story is so…

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Teaching by Heart: A book review by Bob Morris

January 22, 2020

Teaching by Heart: One Professor’s Journey to Inspire Thomas J. DeLong Harvard Business Review Press (January 2020) Challenging others “to be more accepting, more aware, and more committed to be all they can be” My initial career was in education,…

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Reinventing the workplace for greater gender diversity

January 22, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sandrine Devillard, Alix de Zelicourt, Cecile Kossoff, and Sandra Sancier-Sultan for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about…

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How to Break Up with Your Bad Habits

January 21, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Judson Brewer 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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One of the most fascinating word origins in the English language: Quiz

January 21, 2020

Etymology – the study of word origins – is a fantastically interesting discipline that yields some incredible facts about where the hugely diverse array of words that make up the English language come from. Whether you’re a native speaker or…

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Remembering Robert Frank

January 21, 2020

Robert Frank changed photography and helped us to see New York and the rest of the country with fresh eyes. Here is an excerpt from another “profile of courage” that appeared in The New York Times, in this instance written…

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One of humanity’s most sacred documents

January 20, 2020

With all due respect to the dramatic impact of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, I remain convinced that his most powerful statement of faith and conviction is in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” (16 April 1963) Here…

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