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Friederike Fabritius on The Leading Brain: An interview by Bob Morris

June 7, 2017

Friederike Fabritius is a neuropsychologist and a leading expert in the field of Neuroleadership. After starting at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research and then continuing as a management consultant at McKinsey, Friederike now applies her unique expertise in…

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This Long Pursuit: A book review by Bob Morris

June 7, 2017

This Long Pursuit: Reflections of a Romantic Biographer Richard Holmes Pantheon/An imprint of Penguin Random House (March 2017) “When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.” Erasmus The observation…

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How to Write Emails That Make You Look Professional

June 6, 2017

  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. * * * Have you ever thought about the brand you’re conveying…

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Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

June 6, 2017

Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters Richard Rumelt Crown Business (2011) How and why a good strategy “acknowledges the challenges being faced and provides an approach to overcome them As the title of this review correctly indicates,…

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Leadership and behavior: Mastering the mechanics of reason and emotion

June 5, 2017

  Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Eric Maskin and Eyal Winter for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register…

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Friction: A book review by Bob Morris

June 5, 2017

Friction: How Passion Brands Are Built in the Age of Digital Distribution Jeff Rosenblum and Jordan Berg Powerhouse Books (May 2017) Example of positive friction: You can’t sharpen a sword blade on velvet Friction can be either positive as the…

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Marti Barletta: An interview by Bob Morris

June 4, 2017

Barletta helps organizations get smart about women. She is the author of the groundbreaking book, Marketing to Women, now available in 15 languages, and co-authored Trends with Tom Peters, who named her MVP/BizGuru of 2005. Her latest book, PrimeTime Women™:…

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C.K. Prahalad on the Lessons Learned When Young

June 4, 2017

In Thinkers 50 Innovation: Breakthrough Thinking to Take Your Business to the Next Level, Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove examine the key insights of several of the world’s most influential thought leaders with regard to perhaps the most challenging business…

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The Single Greatest Witch Hunt in American History, For Real

June 3, 2017

The current President and members of his administration continue to accuse federal agencies as well as congressional committees of conducting a “witch hunt.” Here is an excerpt from an article by Stacy Schiff for The New Yorker. To read the…

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Charles Handy on Striving to Earn Trust

June 3, 2017

In Thinkers 50 Leadership Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove focus on various dimensions and elements of leadership, a subject that has fascinated thoughtful commentators at least since a blind poet, Homer, created the Iliad and Odyssey; then, Sophocles and Shakespeare;…

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