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Cultivating a Creative Culture: A book review by Bob Morris

May 24, 2019

Cultivating a Creative Culture Justin Dauer Lead Hand Books (June 2017) How to create human-centered interactions and experiences throughout and beyond your enterprise In various reviews as well as during workshops and seminars I have conducted on the years, I…

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The 4 biggest assessment myths undermining your hiring process

May 24, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Ruth Imose, Jaime Potter, and Gunnar Schrah for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the…

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Lindsay Pedersen on “Ironclad Brands”: An interview by Bob Morris

May 23, 2019

Lindsay Pedersen is a brand strategist with a scientific, growth-oriented approach to brand building. She has advised companies from burgeoning startups to national corporations, including Zulily, Starbucks, T-Mobile, Coinstar, and IMDb. Her background as a P&L owner at Clorox fostered…

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Connected Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

May 20, 2019

Connected Strategy: Building Continuous Customer Relationships for Competitive Advantage Nicolaj Siggelkow and Christian Terwiesch Harvard Business School Press (2019) How connected strategies create competitive advantages in customer relationships Jackie Huba and Ben McConnell coauthored an invaluable book in which they…

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Articulate Your Personal Philosophy and Live by It

May 20, 2019

  Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Worrying about what other people think of us can…

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Alden Mills on Unstoppable Teams: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

May 19, 2019

Against all odds, leadership speaker Alden Mills conquered asthma in his youth, then persisted to accomplish extraordinary results: he became a nationally-ranked rower, a three-time Navy SEAL platoon commander, CEO of one of the fastest growing companies in America, and…

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What to Do When Work Is Slow

May 19, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Elizabeth Grace Saunders 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 man’s opinions: Disruption

May 18, 2019

Much has been said and written in recent years about disruption within the global marketplace as leaders struggle to establish and then sustain organizational stability. Change remains the only constant and occurs faster and in greater frequency than ever before.…

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The Surprising Power of Questions

May 18, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alison Wood Brooks and Leslie K. John for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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Everyday Chaos: A book review by Bob Morris

May 17, 2019

Everyday Chaos: Technology, Complexity, and How We’re Thriving in a New World of Possibility David Weinberger Harvard Business Review Press (May 2019) Welcome to VUCA on steroids As David Weinberger suggests, “The aim of this book is to reveal a…

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