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Chief Culture Officer: A book review by Bob Morris

June 7, 2015

Chief Culture Officer: How to Create a Living, Breathing Corporation Grant McCracken Basic Books (2009) The world outside the corporation: ”the body of ideas, emotions, and activities that make up the life of the consumer” I read this book when…

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A Q&A with John Ferling on the American Revolution

June 6, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of John Ferling that first appeared in the Journal of the American Revolution. I came upon it when making a periodic visit to the Oxford University Press blog. To read the complete…

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Whirlwind: A book review by Bob Morris

June 6, 2015

Whirlwind: The American Revolution and the War That Won It John Ferling Bloomsbury Press (2015) How and why the American Revolution “was caused and driven by economic factors and colonists’ desire to control their destiny” I was and remain intrigued…

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Linda J. Popky: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

June 5, 2015

Award-winning marketing expert Linda J. Popky, the founder and president of Redwood Shores-based Leverage2Market Associates, transforms organizations through powerful marketing performance. Her clients range from small businesses and consultants to mid-sized companies and large Fortune 500 enterprises. She’s been involved…

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The Thought Leader Interview: Aetna’s Mark Bertolini

June 5, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Mark Bertolini by Jon Katzenbach, Gretchen Anderson, and Art Kleiner for strategy+ business magazine, published by PwC strategy& LLC (formerly Booz & Company). To read the complete interview, check out other…

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Holacracy: A book review by Bob Morris

June 5, 2015

Holacracy: The New Management System for a Rapidly Changing World Brian Robertson Henry Holt & Company (2015) How and why, “one way or another, evolution will have its way with us” and our organizations in a rapidly changing world To…

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The simple rules of disciplined innovation

June 4, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Donald Sull for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. He explains how and why constraints aren’t the enemy of creativity—they make it more effective. To read the complete…

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The Aspirational Investor: A book review by Bob Morris

June 4, 2015

The Aspirational Investor: Taming the Markets to Achieve Your Life’s Goals Ashvin B. Chhabra HarperBusiness/An imprint of HarperCollins (2015) The power and prudence of an objective approach to personal goals-driven investment To what does the title of this book refer?…

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The 24/7 Work Culture’s Toll on Families and Gender Equality

June 4, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Claire Cain Miller for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * *…

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Maria Contreras-Sweet (head of the Small Business Administration) in “The Corner Office”

June 3, 2015

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Maria Contreras-Sweet, head of the Small…

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