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The Success Equation: A book review by Bob Morris

August 24, 2019

The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing Michael J. Mauboussin Harvard Business Review Press (2012) How and why to “untangle” skill and luck to improve at “the art of good guesswork” when making decisions Note:…

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How Women Can Escape the Likability Trap

August 23, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Joan C. Williams for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain a deep-discount subscription, please click here. Credit:  Kelsey Dake * * *  …

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6 Reasons We Make Bad Decisions, and What to Do About Them

August 23, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mike Erwin 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 alerts, please click…

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Smartcuts: A book review by Bob Morris

August 22, 2019

Smartcuts: The Breakthrough Power of Lateral Thinking Shane Snow HarperBusiness (September 2014) “Sacred cows make the best burgers.”  Robert Kriegel As I began to read Smartcuts, I was again reminded of the fact that many (if not most) human limits…

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The drumbeat of digital: How winning teams play

August 22, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jacques Bughin, Tanguy Catlin, and Laura LaBerge 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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3 Traits of a Strong Professional Relationship

August 22, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Darin Rowell 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 alerts, please click here.…

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Growing your own agility coaches to adopt new ways of working

August 21, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Amit Anand, Sahil Merchant, Arun Sunderraj, and Belkis Vasquez-McCall for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…

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The 12 Elements of Great Management

August 21, 2019

Peter Drucker once observed, “So much of what we call management is making it very difficult for other people to get work done.” Alas, that is true of many (most?) organizations, whatever their size and nature may be. In It’s…

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The Age of the Democratic Revolution: A book review by Bob Morris

August 20, 2019

The Age of the Democratic Revolution: A Political History of Europe and America, 1760-1800 R.R. Palmer Princeton University Press (2014) A brilliant synthesis of immensely complicated historical issues In his highly informative Foreword, David Armitage quotes Franco Venturi ‘s opinion…

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The Innovator’s DNA

August 20, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from a classic article written (in 2009) by Jeffrey H. Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Clayton M. Christensen for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of…

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