Posts

Algorithmic Management: The Role of AI in Managing Workforces

April 14, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Mohammad Hossein Jarrahi, Mareike Möhlmann, and Min Kyung Lee for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * *…

Read More

Who invented the computer?

April 13, 2023

Most innovation is a gradual process. It is also a team sport, as Matt Ridley correctly suggests. Thomas Edison was eventually awarded 1,093 (singular or joint) patents for research and development of breakthrough innovations. At any time throughout a period…

Read More

Job, Career, or Purpose?

April 13, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Charn P. McAllister and Curtis L. Odom  for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Each…

Read More

The Transformative CEO: A book review by Bob Morris

April 12, 2023

The Transformative CEO: Impact Lessons from Industry Game Changers Jeffrey J. Fox and Robert Reiss McGraw-Hill (2012) How and why leaders transform themselves so that they will be more effective transforming their organizations   NOTE: This is one of those rare business books…

Read More

Designing AI Systems With Human-Machine Teams

April 12, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Maria Jesus Saenz, Elena Revilla, and Cristina Simón for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * *…

Read More

Origins of the Specious: A book review by Bob Morris

April 11, 2023

Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language Patricia T. O’Connor and Stewart Kellerman Random House (2009) “What’s another word for ‘thesaurus’?” Steven Wright Patricia O’Connor and Stewart Kellerman have co-authored a book in which they examine…

Read More

5 Ways to Boost Creativity on Your Team

April 11, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn 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…

Read More

Beyond Burned Out

April 10, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jennifer Moss 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,…

Read More

The Top MIT SMR Articles of 2022

April 10, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Ally MacDonald for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * The most widely read articles of…

Read More

Forrest W. Breyfogle III on high impact process improvement: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

April 9, 2023

Forrest W. Breyfogle III is a Professional Engineer and ASQ (American Society for Quality) Fellow who founded Smarter Solutions in 1992. As a management thought leader and innovator, he developed the Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) business management system. IEE provides radical…

Read More