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Delighting in the Possible

February 5, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a “classic” article from the McKinsey Quarterly, written by Zafer Achi and Jennifer Garvey Berger and 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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The New Rules of Influence: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 5, 2025

The New Rules of Influence: How to Authentically Build Trust, Drive Change, and Make an Impact Lida Citroën Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2024) How to become a success in the VUCA world? Maximize your positive infuence. Because you are reading this review,…

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Thoughtful Perspectives on the Human Condition

February 4, 2025

Here are several more of my personal favorites. Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.   Albert Einstein Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.   Anthony J. D’Angelo Nature does not…

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The Undoing Project: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 3, 2025

The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds Michael Lewis W.W. Norton & Company (2016) A brilliant analysis of how two world-famous psychologists could – and did — “undo” so many misconceptions about human error I have read and…

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MIT SMR’s 10 AI Must-Reads for 2024

February 2, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by William Reed for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT…

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HBR Guide for Women at Work

February 1, 2025

HBR Guide for Women at Work HBR Editors with Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (November 2018) How to overcome unconscious biases that oppose women’s personal growth and professional development This is one of the volumes in a series of…

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Perspectives on Beauty

January 31, 2025

Here are several of my favorite perspectives on beauty:   “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”    Confucius “Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.”    Ralph Waldo Emerson “The beauty of…

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Decision Sprint: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 30, 2025

Decision Sprint: The New Way to Innovate into the Unknown and Move from Strategy to Action Atif Rafiq McGraw Hill (April 2023) “If you have always done it that way, it’s probably wrong.” Charles Kettering To what does the title of…

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Three Nonnegotiable Leadership Skills for 2025

January 29, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Melissa Swift 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. Illustration Credit:  Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT…

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Building a Data-Driven Culture: Four Key Elements

January 28, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ganes Kesari 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. Illustration Credit: Carolyn…

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