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Friend of a Friend: A book review by Bob Morris

May 6, 2018

Friend of a Friend: Understanding the Hidden Networks That Can Transform Your Life and Your Career David Burkus Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (May 2018) How and why “your friend of a friend is your future,” for better or worse According to…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Five Ps of Design Thinking”

May 5, 2018

Over the years, Marty Neumeier has published eight bestsellers and his ninth —SCRAMBLE — will be published in October. There is no other business thinker I hold in higher regard. Marty’s mind reminds me of a Swiss Army knife. For…

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How a Robotics Pioneer Uses A.I. to Enhance Rescue Bots

May 5, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article paid for and reported by Texas A&M for the New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * At Texas…

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Human + Machine: A book review by Bob Morris

May 4, 2018

Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI Paul Daugherty and James Wilson Harvard Business Review Press (March 2018) Here is a roadmap for understanding and navigating the AI revolution According to Paul Daugherty and James Wilson, “the…

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During Vacation, Don’t Check Email Unless You Really, Really Have To

May 4, 2018

  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. * * * When you go on vacation, ideally you should disconnect…

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“What is your core business?”

May 3, 2018

I continue to be amazed by the number of business executives who do not know what their core business is. ServiceMASTER has several divisions/brands: Terminix, American Home Shield, ServiceMASTER Restore, ServiceMASTER Clean, Merry Maids, Furniture Medic, and AmeriSpec. Years ago,…

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To Fight Your Burnout, Take Control of It

May 3, 2018

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. * * * When you’re burned out and exhausted, it’s easy to think…

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Sunnie Giles on radical innovation: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

May 2, 2018

Sunnie Giles is a new generation expert on radical innovation who takes the mystery out of what radical innovation is and how to consistently produce it. By combining her unique expertise in advanced neuroscience, complex systems approach, quantum mechanics and…

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7 Traits of Super-Productive People

May 2, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman 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…

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Taking the measure of innovation

May 1, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Guttorm Aase, Erik Roth, and Sri Swaminathan 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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