Clayton Christensen

HBR Guide to Project Management: A book review by Bob Morris

February 9, 2015

HBR Guide to Project Management Various (23) Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2012) “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead This is one…

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Mindfulness at Work: A book review by Bob Morris

January 23, 2015

Mindfulness at Work: How to Avoid Stress, Achieve More, and Enjoy Life! Stephen McKenzie Career Press (2014) How and why awareness and acceptance are essential to personal growth and professional development What is mindfulness? Opinions vary. Here is one that…

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Karl Ronn: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

November 23, 2014

Karl Ronn is the managing director of Innovation Portfolio Partners. Based in Palo Alto, he helps Fortune 500 companies create new businesses or helps entrepreneurs start category creating new companies. He is a co-founder of VC-backed Butterfly Health that sells…

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Clayton Christensen Responds to New Yorker Takedown of “Disruptive Innovation”

June 20, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview by Drake Bennett of Clayton Christensen for Bloomberg Businessweek. It is a “must read” for anyone who has a keen interest in cutting-edge business thinking as well as a keen interest in…

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The Price of Wall Street’s Power

May 31, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gautam Mukunda 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 alerts,…

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Body of Work: A book review by Bob Morris

May 15, 2014

Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together Pamela Slim Portfolio/The Penguin Group (2013) Why we must strive to “direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our…

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Big Bang Disruption: A book review by Bob Morris

January 13, 2014

Big Bang Disruption: Business Survival in the Age of Constant Innovation Larry Downes and Paul Nunes Portfolio/The Penguin Group (2014) About these highly disruptive innovations: There’s some really great news and there’s also some really terrible news…. Those who have…

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3 tips for TED speakers (and other talkers)

November 25, 2013

Here is a brief article by Daniel Pink for LinkedIn PULSE: The news and insights you need to know in which he offers some observations about TED an then some advice to those who aspire to present a TED program.…

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Had His Top Execs Read These Three Books

October 3, 2013

Jon Fortt conducted a rare interview of Jeff Bezos, one that was videotaped and featured by LinkedIn. Here is Fortt’s introduction. To watch the video of the interview, please click here. Photo: Steve Jurvetson/Flickr * * * At the beginning…

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What You’re Really Meant to Do: A book review by Bob Morris

May 24, 2013

What You’re Really Meant to Do: A Roadmap for Reaching Your Unique Potential Robert Steven Kaplan Harvard Business Review Press (2013) To paraphrase Walt Whitman, “We are large, we contain multitudes.” Self-improvement initiatives or, if you prefer, self-fulfillment or self-actualization…

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