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Six problem-solving mindsets for very uncertain times

January 7, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Charles Conn and Robert McLean for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…

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Leading Through: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 6, 2025

Leading Through: Activating the Soul, Heart, and Mind of Leadership Kim B. Clark, Jonathan R. Clark, and Erin E. Clark Harvard Business Review Press (September 2024) “If you’ve always done it that way, it’s probably wrong.” Charles Kettering I was…

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Essays in Biography: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 5, 2025

Essays in Biography Joseph Epstein Axios Press (2012) The more we learn about others, it seems, the better we understand ourselves…at least sometimes I have read most of Joseph Epstein’s 13 collections of essays dating back to Divorced in America:…

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The Age of Outrage: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 4, 2025

The Age of Outrage: How to Lead in a Polarized World Karthik Ramanna Harvard Business Review Press (October 2024) “Cherish those who seek the truth. Beware of those who find it.”  Voltaire To what does the title of this book…

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Job Crafting: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 3, 2025

Job Crafting Benjamin Laker, Lebene Soga, Yemisi Bolade-Ogunfodun, and Adeyinka Adewale MIT Press (April 2024) “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”  AristotleEmployers should carefully consider the relevance of Aristotle’s observation, both now and in years to come.…

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8 of the Worst Business Decisions Ever Made

January 3, 2025

Here is an article written by Charlotte Giver and featured by Ladders. * * * Even the most innovative and entrepreneurial companies can miss the mark when it comes to the decision of whether to cash in or cash out…

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Design Work to Prevent Burnout

December 21, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sharon K. Parker and fCaroline Knight 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.…

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Human + Machine: A Book Review by Bob Morris

December 20, 2024

Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson Harvard Business Review Press (September 2024) Welcome to the era of generative AI, powered by foundation models This is an updated and expanded…

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The Demand Revolution: A Book Review by Bob Morris

December 19, 2024

The Demand Revolution: How Consumers Are Redefining Sustainability and Transforming the Future of Business Andreas Von Der Gathern, Nicolai Bfoby Eckert, and Caroline Kastbjerg MIT Press (October 2024) Sustainability is no longer sustainable. Now What? As I began to work my…

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The Stoic Virtues and Code of Honor

December 19, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an excellent article written by Donald J. Robertson and featured at the Medium.com website. * * * What might a code of conduct based on Stoicism look like? Something about the chivalric codes of the…

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