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Five Misconceptions About Creativity

October 18, 2024

Here is a classic article co-authored by Vikram Malhotra and James Manyika for The McKinsey Quarterly website (March 2011), published by McKinsey & Company. To check out all the free resources and sign up for email alerts, please click here.…

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Prediction Machines: A Commentary by Bob Morris

October 18, 2024

In Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence, Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb “emphasize trade-offs. More data means less privacy. More speed means less accuracy. More autonomy means less control…The best strategy for your company or career or country will depend on how you…

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20 Ways to Think Differently: Inside Apple’s Cultlike-Culture

October 17, 2024

Here is an article written by Steve Tobak for BNET (March 2, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please…

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HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 17, 2024

HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2019) “We did what all wise men do. We began at the end.”  Menachem Begin Prime Minister Begin’s comment was his response when asked how he and President Anwar…

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Don’t Underestimate the Power of Kindness at Work

October 16, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ovul Sezer, Kelly Nault, and Nadav Klein 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, please click here. Credit: Cactus Creative…

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How to Avoid or Overcome Creative Blocks and Distractions

October 16, 2024

Here is an article written by Herb Schaffner for BNET (March 7, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please…

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The Skills-Powered Organization: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 15, 2024

The Skills-Powered Organization: The Journey to the Next Generation Enterprise Ravin Jesuthasan and Tanuj Kapilshrami The MIT Press (October 2024)  Work frameworks that organizations now need…but most do not have According to Ravin Jesuthasan and Tanuj Kapilshrami, “This book will…

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“Just how high can a dead cat bounce?”

October 14, 2024

I recently read James Geary’s new book, I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World, published by Harper/An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2011). He observes: “Finance and economics are…

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Tribal: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 14, 2024

Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together Michael Morris Thesis Penguin/An Imprint of Penguin Random House (October 2024) They’re not one of us  and thus a potential threat, if not an enemy Long ago,…

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The Mac & Cheese Millionaire: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 12, 2024

The Mac & Cheese Millionaire: Building a Better  Business by Thinking Outside the Box Erin Wade Wiley (September 2024) “Whether  you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford Why did Erin Wade write The Mac…

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