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The Man Who Forgets Nothing: The minestrone of Martin Scorsese’s mind

February 6, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from an classic (March 19, 2000) article by Mark Singer for The New Yorker in which he explains how and why movies, books, whiskey labels, childhood memories — they’re all lodged in the Martin Scorsese’s…

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Angry Middle-Aged Man

February 5, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic New Yorker article by James Kaplan, published in the January 19, 2004, issue. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration by Steve Brodner  *…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 4, 2024

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions Various Contributors and Editors of Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Press (2013 Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers — and how to make better ones This is one in a series…

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Team Genius: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 2, 2024

Team Genius: The New Science of High-Performing Organizations Rich Karlgaard and Michael Malone HarperBusiness/An Imprint of HarperCollins (2015) Not all teams can accomplish something great but they can be great One of Rich Karlgaard and Michael Malone’s key insights is…

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The Magnetic Leader: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 2, 2024

The Magnetic Leader: How Irresistible Leaders Attract Employees, Customers, and Profits Roberta Chinsky Matuson Bibliomorion (March 2017) Why some people attract and retain followers but most don’t Opinions are divided about the importance of charisma to effective leadership. My own…

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Rise Above the Story: A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 1, 2024

Rise Above the Story; Free Yourself from Past Trauma and Create the Life You Want Karena Kilcoyne BenBella Books (2024) How to acknowledge the truth about yourself, embrace the strengths, and eliminate the weaknesses Here is Karena Kilcoyne’s first headnote,…

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The Hidden Opportunity in Paradoxes

January 30, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Scott D. Anthony for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Traci Daberko * * * When…

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The Growth Advantage: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 29, 2024

The Growth Advantage: A Business Blueprint for the Ultimate Competitive Advantage Bob Lisser Rowan & Littlefield (May 2022) Here’s the basic blueprint from an architect of organizational competitive advantages “To develop a Strategy Advantage, you need to maximize the following…

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Wisdom on the Other Side of Complexity

January 27, 2024

Long ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. observed, “I don’t care a fig about simplicity on this side of complexity but I would give my life for simplicity on the other side of complexity.” In his latest book, Possible, William Ury…

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What We’re Still Getting Wrong About Performance Management

January 27, 2024

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

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