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What It Takes: A book review by Bob Morris

November 20, 2013

What It Takes: Seven Secrets of Success from the World’s Greatest Professional Firms Charles D. Ellis John S. Wiley & Sons (2013) What sets the world’s greatest professional service firms apart from all the others Although Charles Ellis’ focus is…

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The road to America leads through Gettysburg

November 20, 2013

* * * Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Nancy F. Koehn for the Washington Post. To read the complete article, check out other resources, obtain subscription information, and sign up for email alerts, please click here.…

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Maria Popova on Divine Fury: A Brief History of Genius

November 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Maria Popova for her website, Brain Pickings. She shares her thoughts about Darrin McMahon’s exceptional book, Divine Genius: A Brief history of Genius, in which he observes, “If we wish…

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Judith Sills on “The Power of “No”

November 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an excellent article by Judith Sills for Psychology Today in which she explains how and why, wielded wisely, “No” is an instrument of integrity and a shield against exploitation. It often takes courage to…

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Finding your digital sweet spot

November 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by ‘Tunde Olanrewaju and Paul Willmott for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, they discuss the potential impact of digital technology varies widely by industry, but most…

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Subliminal: A book review by Bob Morris

November 18, 2013

Subliminal: How the Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior Leonard Mlodinow Vintage Books/Random House (2012) How and why “the work done by the unconscious is a critical part of our evolutionary mechanism” Some of the best introductions to a work of…

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Amy Errett (chief executive and co-founder of Madison Reed) in “The Corner Office”

November 18, 2013

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 Amy Errett, chief executive and…

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How to Influence People Like a CEO

November 18, 2013

Here is a brief article by Douglas Conant for LinkedIn. To check out a wealth of articles by other thought leaders, please click here. * * * In a typical day we each have dozens of interactions – with colleagues,…

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The secret sauce of creativity

November 17, 2013

Having read and reviewed several dozen books on creativity, innovation, and design thinking, I think I now understand what could be described as a “secret sauce.” It is the result of a process of connection, combination, and coordination. Here’s how…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 11/11/13)

November 17, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Out-Executing the Competition: Building and Growing a Financial Services Company in Any Economy Irv Rothman The Birkman Method: Your Personality at…

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