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Sydney Finkelstein on why smart executives fail: An interview by Bob Morris

February 16, 2016

Sydney Finkelstein earned a Bcomm degree from Concordia University, an Msc. degree from the London School of Economics, and a PhD. from Columbia University. He is Steven Ross Professor of Management at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. His published works…

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Michael Porter on Competitive Strategy: Choosing What Not to Do

February 16, 2016

With regard to one of Michael Porter‘s classic works, On Competition, Updated and Expanded Edition, in his own words: “Competition is one of society’s most powerful forces for making things better in many fields of human endeavor. The study of…

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Why Smart Executives Fail: A book review by Bob Morris

February 15, 2016

Why Smart Executives Fail: And What You Can Learn from Their Mistakes Sydney Finkelstein Portfolio/Penguin (2003) First Time, Shame on Them….After That, Shame on You Initially, Finkelstein really didn’t understand, nor did I before reading his book, how and why…

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From the NPR Interview of Adam Grant

February 15, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from a recent addition to NPR’s “Author Interviews” series. To read the complete interview and check out others, please click here. * * * In 2009, one of the founders of the online eyeglass maker…

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Lest we forget on this Veterans Day….

February 15, 2016

For years on this national holiday, I have posted a list of the number of men and women in the military services who were killed during each of the wars in which the United States has been involved. My sources…

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Vannevar Bush’s “As We May Think”: One of most important essays ever written

February 14, 2016

An essay appeared the July 1945 issue of what was then the Atlantic Monthly magazine that is now widely considered one of the most important essays in the history of world literature. It was written by Vannevar Bush and I…

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INVENTology: A book review by Bob Morris

February 14, 2016

INVENTology: How We Dream Up Things That Change the World Pagan Kennedy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (February 2016) Mother Nature: The ultimate mentor for both invention and innovation The last time I checked, Amazon US was offering 31,976 books for sale…

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7 Secrets of “Servant Leadership” That Will Lead You to Success

February 12, 2016

By serving your employees, you can build a happier, more-productive business with a better bottom line. At least that is the assertion by Peter Economy in an article for Inc. magazine. Here is a brief excerpt. To read the complete…

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George E.L. Barbee: Part 2 0f an interview by Bob Morris

February 12, 2016

George E. L. Barbee is one of the original Batten Fellow faculty members (along with Jim Collins, Malcolm Gladwell and Jim Gilmore) at top-ranked University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and has been teaching innovation for the past 15…

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Superbosses: A book review by Bob Morris

February 11, 2016

Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent Sydney Finkelstein Portfolio/Penguin Random House (2016) Here in a single volume is a “master class in how each of us can make a much greater impact in what we do” In…

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