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Voices of CEO excellence: Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman

December 5, 2022

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast during which James Gorman, the chair and CEO of the financial services giant Morgan Stanley, explains how he reshaped the firm in the wake of the financial crisis. He is…

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Unleash your team’s full potential

December 4, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Daniel Coyle by Emily Adeyanju for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email…

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Deliberate Calm: A book review by Bob Morris

December 3, 2022

Deliberate Calm: How to Learn and Lead in a Volatile World Jacqueline Brassey, Aaron De Smet, and Michael Kruyt HarperBusiness (November 2022) How to juggle grenades, while walking through a minefield at midnight, during an electrical storm According to Jacqueline…

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Make Leader Character Your Competitive Edge

December 2, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article by Mary Crossan, William (Bill) Furlong, and Robert D. Austin for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Gary…

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What matters most? Six priorities for CEOs in turbulent times

December 2, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Homayoun Hatami and Liz Hilton Segel for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts,…

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Ignite a Shift: A book review by Bob Morris

December 1, 2022

Ignite a Shift: Engaging Minds, Guiding Emotions, and Driving Behavior Stephen McGarvey Morgan James Publishing (July 2022) The subtleties of persuasion that few people are of and even fewer understand According to Stephen McGarvey, those who read this book will “embark…

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The Revolutionary: A book review by Bob Morris

December 1, 2022

The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams Stacy Schiff Little, Brown and Company (October 2022) A “wildly entertaining exploration” of the thirteen colonies’ “Machiavelli of liberty” This is among the most entertaining and most informative works of non-fiction that I have read in…

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A Genius Cartoonist Believes Child’s Play Is Anything But Frivolous

November 30, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from David Marchese‘s interview of Lynda Barry for The New York Times. To read the complete interview, check out other resources, and obtain information about deep-discount subscription rates, please click here. Credit:  Mamadi Doumbouya *…

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Taking a skills-based approach to building the future workforce

November 30, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Bryan Hancock, Nikhil Patel, Chris Higgins, Jonathan Law, Sarah Olson, and Katie Van Dusen, for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn…

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A New Conflict-Resolution Model to Advance DEI

November 29, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article by Peter T. Coleman, Allegra Chen-Carrel, and Bodi M. Regan for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Dan…

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