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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 10/14/13)

October 20, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Lessons from the Sandbox: Rediscovering the Keys to Business Success Alan Gregerman Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer:…

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Lessons from the Sandbox: A book review by Bob Morris

October 19, 2013

Lessons from the Sandbox: Rediscovering the Keys to Business Success Alan Gregerman Contemporary Books (2000) “I have spent my adult life trying to see the world again as I once did as a child.” Pablo Picasso Alan Gregerman’s core thesis…

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The Secrets of Bezos: How Amazon Became the Everything Store

October 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Brad Stone for Bloomberg Businessweek. He spoke to hundreds of current and former employees, as well as friends and family of founder Jeff Bezos, to discover the poignant story of…

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Four Executives on Succeeding in Business as a Woman

October 18, 2013

Here is the introduction to an article written by Adam Bryant for The New York Times. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * When I started the Corner Office column more than four years and about…

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Turning Great Strategy into Great Performance

October 18, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael C. Mankins and Richard Steele for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. They explain how and why a strategy-to-performance gap fosters a culture of underperformance. To read the…

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Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer

October 18, 2013

Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus Michael A. Roberto FT Press/Pearson (2013) One of the most important attributes of a great leader This is the second edition of a book first published…

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Creative Confidence: A book review by Bob Morris

October 17, 2013

Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All Tom Kelley and David Kelley Crown Business/Random House (2013) How almost anyone can develop a creative, human-centered mindset and help achieve breakthrough innovations I have read Tom Kelley’s books and am…

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October 17, 2013

I am deeply grateful to Marty Neumeier for sharing the Metaskills Quiz 2.0, developed by the Liquid Brand Agency with which Marty is associated as its Director of Transformation. Here is Marty’s introduction, followed by a link. * * *…

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The Heart of Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

October 17, 2013

The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow Mark Miller Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2013) How healthy is the cardiovascular system of your organization’s workforce? Those who have read one of more of Mark Miller’s previously published books already…

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“Whatever you’re doing, if it’s work, stop and do something else.” Ray Bradbury

October 17, 2013

Though not technically a commencement speech, this remarkable keynote address by Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) at The Sixth Annual Writer’s Symposium by the Sea is brimming with the kind of invaluable wisdom you wish someone had pinned to your mind in…

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