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All You Have to Do Is Listen…and Learn: Roger Nierenberg and the Music Paradigm Program

September 21, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by James R. Oesterrich for The New York Times after he attended a performance by Roger Nierenberg and the Music Paradigm Program for workers of New York-Presbyterian Hospital on September 17, 2014.To…

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David Zinger on Employee Engagement: A second interview by Bob Morris

September 21, 2014

David Zinger connects the strength of one with the power of many as an engagement speaker, coach, and consultant. He founded and hosts the global Employee Engagement Network, with more than 6,400 members and counting. He fuses a down-to-earth prairie…

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World Order: A book review by Bob Morris

September 20, 2014

World Order Henry Kissinger Penguin Press (2014) A brilliant response to so many compelling questions about balance of power then, now, and in years to come I have read most of Henry Kissinger’s previously published books and reviewed several of…

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Peter Drucker’s classic McKinsey Quarterly article, “The manager and the moron”

September 20, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Peter Drucker (1909-2005) that appeared in the McKinsey Quarterly in the December 1967 issue. According to Drucker, the computer is a moron. And the stupider the tool, the brighter the master…

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The Power of Noticing: A book review by Bob Morris

September 19, 2014

The Power of Noticing: What the Best Leaders See Max H. Bazerman Simon & Schuster (2014) How and why a wider perspective (System 2 thinking) will guide you toward more effective decisions and fewer disappointments I agree with Yogi Berra:…

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The Tim Ferriss Interview of Peter Thiel

September 19, 2014

“Freedom lies in being bold.” – Robert Frost I am grateful to Tim Ferris for so many reasons, including his published works and his on-going blog. He is a thought leader, to be sure, but also an active participant in…

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David Brooks on “The Reluctant Leader”

September 18, 2014

Over the years, I have relied on a few journalists to help me navigate my way through the forces and events that resemble a fog in everyday life. David Brooks is one of them. His mind reminds me of a…

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A World Gone Social: A book review by Bob Morris

September 18, 2014

A World Gone Social: How Companies Must Adapt to Survive Ted Coiné and Mark Babitt AMACOM (2014) How and why Rebel Heretics will thrive in the Social Age I agree with Ted Coiné and Mark Babitt: “No one knows what…

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Brandon Stanton and Several Humans of Ukraine

September 18, 2014

Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York, published by St. Martin’s Press (2013) is one of the best books I have read in several years. He and his camera have roamed the five boroughs of New York and dozens of his…

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