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Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies: A review by Margaret Atwood

January 18, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from Margaret Atwood’s review of Bring Up the Bodies for The Guardian, the second volume in Hilary Mantel’s highly acclaimed trilogy. To read the complete review, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please…

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HBR Guide to AI Basics for Managers: A book review by Bob Morris

January 18, 2023

HBR Guide to AI Basics for Managers Various Contributors and HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2023) “If robots take over the world, I’m going to work in the factory that makes them.” Ralph Kramden Most of the volumes…

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Embrace Mistakes to Build a Learning Culture

January 17, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Ben Laker  for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Mistakes and critical incidents inevitably happen:…

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Jack Welch’s Approach to Leadership

January 16, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Claudio Fernandez Araoz 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…

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How Autonomy Creates Resilience in the Face of Crisis

January 15, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Howard Yu and Mark J. Greeven for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * One Chinese…

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How Should We Think About Our Different Styles of Thinking?

January 13, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Joshua Rothman for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check others, and obtain information about subscription rates, please click here. * * * Some people say their thought takes…

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High-Performing Teams Start with a Culture of Shared Values

January 12, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Greg Satell and  Cathy Windschitl 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…

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Ram Charan’s The Attacker’s Advantage: A book review by Bob Morris

January 11, 2023

The Attacker’s Advantage: Turning Uncertainty into Breakthrough Opportunities Ram Charan PublicAffairs (2015) This is the most valuable contribution to business thought leadership that Ram Charan has made…thus far. I have read and reviewed all of the books that Ram Charan…

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Bill Capodagli on the “Disney Way: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

January 11, 2023

Bill Capodagli (pronounced Cap-o-die) co-authored one of Fortune magazine’s “Best Business Books of 1999,” The Disney Way. Prior to co-founding Capodagli Jackson Consulting in 1993, Bill held managerial positions at the consulting firms of AT Kearney and Ernst & Whinney…

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Rethinking Assumptions About How Employees Work

January 10, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by George Westerman for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Many companies pivoted to deal with…

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