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Zone to Win: A book review by Bob Morris

November 17, 2015

[amazon_link asins=’1682302113′ template=’Lead-ProductAd-image’ store=’bobmorris1-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’92aa8c30-8f47-11e7-9f85-63d394223e2a’] Zone to Win: Organizing to Compete in an Age of Disruption Geoffrey A. Moore Diversion Books (2015) How to thrive amidst perils and pitfalls in the global marketplace that are only visible through the…

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Can the Sharing Economy Provide Good Jobs? Opinions Are Sharply Divided

November 16, 2015

Some see benefits for many kinds of workers, others see a raw deal for most. In an article for The Wall Street Journal, Rachel Botsman explains how and why different kinds of workers derive different benefits in the new workplace.…

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Collaboration Begins with You: A book review by Bob Morris

November 16, 2015

Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster Ken Blanchard, Jane Ripley, and Eunice Parisi-Carew Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2015) “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Pogo the Possum In Collaboration: How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Build Common Ground,…

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Rocket: A book review by Bob Morris

November 15, 2015

Rocket: Eight Lessons to Secure Infinite Growth Michael J. Silverstein, Dylan Bolden, Rune Jacobsen, and Rohan Sajdeh McGraw-Hill (October 2015) Here are 16 mini-case studies that demonstrate the physics of accelerated commercial growth I think this book’s subtitle is a…

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3 Timeless Rules for Making Tough Decisions

November 15, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter Bregman for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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Inflection Point: A book review by Bob Morris

November 14, 2015

Inflection Point: How the Convergence of Cloud, Mobility, Apps, and Data Will Shape the Future of Business Scott Stawski Pearson (2015) Strategic inflection point: “When a company’s fundamentals are about to change significantly, for better or worse.” Andy Grove It…

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Mastering Strategy Execution #15: Aligning Strategy and Culture

November 14, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Arnoud van der Maas, featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up to receive email alerts, please click here. * * * This is…

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Why Bad Guys Win at Work

November 13, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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The Wisdom of Peter Drucker from A to Z

November 13, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article by Leigh Buchanan for Inc. magazine in which she examines Drucker’s contributions, from A to Z. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * *…

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Daniel Levitin: How to stay calm when you know you’ll be stressed

November 12, 2015

Here is one of the most popular TED Global Talks, filmed in London, with a compelling program provided by Dan Levitin. As he explains, you’re not at your best when you’re stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia…

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