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Six Action Shoes : A book review by Bob Morris

August 28, 2011

Six Action Shoes Edward De Bono Longman Higher Education (1991) Note: When preparing for some interviews, I recently re-read several books on the creative process and remain convinced that all are still among the best. For example…. A Shoe for…

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Andy Lansing (Levy Restaurants) in “The Corner Office”

August 28, 2011

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 Andy Lansing who is president and…

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Harvard Business Review on Finding & Keeping the Best People: A book review by Bob Morris

August 27, 2011

Harvard Business Review on Finding & Keeping the Best People Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to recruit, hire, onboard, and retain the workers who possess the character, talent, and skills your company needs This is one of…

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12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women: A book review by Bob Morris

August 27, 2011

12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women: A Portable Mentor Gail McMeekin Conari Press (2001) Note: I recently re-read this book while formulating questions for an interview of its author, Gail McMeekin. If anything, her insights offer even greater value now…

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For those who’ve complained that Steve Jobs was an autocrat….

August 27, 2011

            “Visionaries usually are. Because some visionaries cannot explain to the rest of us what they see, they have to depend on command.” –Peter F. Drucker, 1983

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Joe’s Journal: On Turning Failure to Success

August 27, 2011

Here is the latest post by Joseph A. Maciariello featured in the Joe’s Journal series at the Drucker Exchange (Dx) sponsored by the Drucker Institute. The Drucker Exchange (the Dx) is a platform for bettering society through effective management and…

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A Conversation with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, co-authors of The Essential Advantage

August 26, 2011

Here is an excerpt from another in a series of conversations sponsored by Booz & Company. In this instance, with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, co-authors of The Essential Advantage: How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy, published by Harvard…

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Six Thinking Hats: A book review by Bob Morris

August 26, 2011

Six Thinking Hats, Second Edition Edward De Bono Back Back Books (1999) Note: When preparing for some interviews, I re-read several books on the creative process and remain convinced that all are still among the best. Pass the Idea I…

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The Network Is Your Customer: A book review by Bob Morris

August 26, 2011

The Network Is Your Customer: 5 Strategies T\to Thrive in a Digital Age David L. Rogers Yale University Press (2010) Here’s the challenge: our future networks can “make us not only more connected but, let us hope, more human.” I…

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In Pursuit of Happiness: The Economics of Enough

August 26, 2011

Here is an excerpt from David K. Hurst’s review of The Economics of Enough, written by Diane Coyle and published by Princeton University Press, 2011. 
To read the complete review and c heck out other resources provided by strategy+business magazine…

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