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Dorothy Leonard: An interview by Bob Morris

February 10, 2015

Dorothy Leonard, the William J. Abernathy Professor of Business Administration Emerita, joined the Harvard faculty in 1983 after teaching for three years at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has taught MBA courses in managerial leadership,…

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Simon Sinek on WHAT great individuals and companies do as well as HOW and WHY they do it

January 29, 2015

One of the most exciting insights in Simon Sinek‘s business classic, Start with Why, is his concept of “The Golden Circle,” a model that he devised, using three concentric circles to suggest the interdependencies between and among the WHAT, HOW,…

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Using Experience to Develop Leadership Talent: A book review by Bob Morris

August 19, 2014

Using Experience to Develop Leadership Talent: How Organizations Leverage On-the-Job Development Cynthia McCauley and Morgan McCall, Co-Editors Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand (2014) How and why knowledge shared with others can have almost incalculable value to everyone involved This is a substantial…

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The secret sauce of creativity

November 17, 2013

Having read and reviewed several dozen books on creativity, innovation, and design thinking, I think I now understand what could be described as a “secret sauce.” It is the result of a process of connection, combination, and coordination. Here’s how…

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Solving Problems with Design Thinking: A book review by Bob Morris

October 13, 2013

Solving Problems with Design Thinking: Ten Stories of What Works Jeanne Liedtka, Andrew King, and Kevin Bennett Columbia Business School Publishing (2013) Here’s a blueprint “for deploying design thinking across levels and functions in order to embed a more creative…

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How Innovative Is Your Company’s Culture?

April 2, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Jay Rao and Joseph Weintraub for The MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, obtain subscription information, and sign up for email alerts, please click…

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John A. Daly: An interview by Bob Morris

December 25, 2012

John Daly is the Liddell Professor of Communication and TCB Professor of Management at The University of Texas at Austin. While at the university, he has won every major award given on campus for undergraduate teaching. Daly has been the…

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Freedom, Inc: A book review by Bob Morris

November 9, 2012

Freedom, Inc.: Free Your Employees and Let Them Lead Your Business to Higher Productivity, Profits, and Growth Brian Carney and Isaac Getz Crown Business (2009) Note: I read this book when it was first published several years ago and recently…

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Here are 4 ways you can ignite innovation

April 30, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dave Logan for CBS MoneyWatch, the CBS Interactive Business Network. To read the complete article, check out an abundance of valuable resources, and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the website’s newsletters, please click here. * …

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100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them: A book review by Bob Morris

April 29, 2012

100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them Emily Ross and Angus Holland Sourcebooks (2005) Note: I recently re-read this book and found the information and insights more valuable now than they were when I first read it seven years…

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