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Hits, Flops, and Other IIllusions: A Book Review by Bob Morris

March 9, 2024

Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Forty Something Years in Hollywood Ed Zwick Gallery Books/An Imprint of Simon & Schuster  (February (2024) Four decades of swimming laps in the Hollywood blender Here’s an IMDb mini biography provided by Humanitas Official…

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Scaling Automation: Two Proven Paths to Success

March 8, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Ben Armstrong and Benjamin Berkowitz for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit:  Jon Krause/theispot.com  link * *…

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To Adapt During Crisis, Take a Lesson From Jazz

March 7, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Scott Sonenshein for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit:  Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images     …

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The AI Advantage: A Book Review by Bob Morris

March 7, 2024

The AI Advantage: How to Put the Artificial Intelligence Revolution to Work Thomas H. Davenport MIT Press (October 2018) Charting “the path of artificial intelligence and cognitive technologies in mainstream businesses” [If anything, the insights in this book are even…

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Vincent Van Gogh’s Lust for Life

March 6, 2024

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created approximately 2100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most…

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Leading with inner agility

March 6, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Sam Bourton, Johanne Lavoie, and Tiffany Vogel 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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Why We Remember: A Book Review by Bob Morris

March 6, 2024

Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory’s Power to Hold On to What Matters Charan Ranganath Doubleday (February 2024) Why do we remember?  Charan Ranganath explains how and why “the story of why we remember is the story of humanity.” Various choices…

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Negotiate Like a Pro

March 5, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott Walker 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 email alerts, please…

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The Scandal of Clarence Thomas’s New Clerk

March 5, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jane Mayer and published in The New Yorker (February 29, 2024). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Philip Montgomery * *…

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Survive, Reset, Thrive: A Review by Bob Morris

March 2, 2024

Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times Rebecca Homkes KoganPage (February 2024) “Culture isn’t just one aspect of the game. It is the game.” Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. To what does the title of this book refer?…

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