Bill George

True North: A book review by Bob Morris

September 7, 2022

True North: Leading Authentically in Today’s Workplace Bill George and Zach Clayton Wiley (August 2022) “Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.” Oscar Wilde Whatever their size and nature may be, all organizations need effective leaders at all levels and in…

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Authentic Leadership (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series): A book review by Bob Morris

January 15, 2019

“Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.”  Oscar WIlde HBR Press offers a series of anthologies (nine volumes thus far) of articles in which contributors share proven research that explains how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing…

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LeaderSHOP: A book review by Bob Morris

January 4, 2019

LeaderSHOP Volume 1: Workplace, Career, and Life Advice From Today’s Top Thought Leaders Rodger Dean Duncan Maxwell Stone Publishing (October 2018) Many different parts…one body of business wisdom Organizations — including those that are corporate, governmental, religious, and non-profit — need…

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To Find Meaning in Your Work, Change How You Think About It

February 1, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Coleman forHarvard 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…

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Authentic Negotiating: A book review by Bob Morris

March 6, 2017

Authentic Negotiating: The Three Keys To True Negotiating Success & How To Achieve Them Corey Kupfer Advantage Media Group (January 2017) How to prepare for collaboration on reaching “fair and lasting” agreements…or walking away from those that won’t be The…

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The Art of Authenticity: A book review by Bob Morris

April 16, 2016

The Art of Authenticity: Tools to Become an Authentic Leader and Your Best Self Karissa Thacker John Wiley & Sons (March 2016) “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is more Youer…

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Bill George on “How to Discover Your True North”

December 18, 2015

Here is an especially entertaining as well as informative discussion of what remains a very important quality of great leadership: authenticity . This program was produced by Smart People Podcast, a weekly, interview-based website that features today’s most well respected…

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The Elephant in the Boardroom: A book review by Bob Morris

October 30, 2015

The Elephant in the Boardroom: How Leaders Use and Manage Conflict to Reach Greater Levels of Success Edgar Papke Career Press (2015) How and why great leaders embrace conflict as an opportunity rather than view it as a peril In…

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The Optimistic Workplace: A book review by Bob Morris

October 29, 2015

The Optimistic Workplace: Creating an Environment That Energizes Everyone Shawn Murphy AMACOM (2015) How and why optimism energizes a workplace culture so that personal growth and professional development can thrive Long ago, Henry Ford suggested, “Whether you think you can…

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Discover Your True North : A book review by Bob Morris

August 23, 2015

Discover Your True North (Expanded and Updated Edition) Bill George John Wiley & Sons (2015) “You are the author of your life”…for better or worse. This is an expanded and updated edition of many of the insights and counsel first…

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