Daniel Goleman

Flying Without a Net: A book review by Bob Morris

June 2, 2011

Flying Without a Net: Turn Fear of Change into Fuel for Success Thomas J. DeLong Harvard Business Review Press (2011) A new model for anxiety management by “high-need-for-achievement professionals” In the Preface, Thomas J. DeLong observes, “The old model for…

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The Essential Bennis: A book review by Bob Morris

May 23, 2011

The Essential Bennis Warren Bennis with Patricia Ward Biederman Jossey-Bass (2009) The pre-eminent leader of leadership studies I have read and reviewed all of Warren Bennis’ books and read most of his articles. Therefore, I was especially eager to examine…

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Executive Intelligence: A book review by Bob Morris

May 3, 2011

Executive Intelligence: What All Great Leaders Have Justin Menkes HarperBusiness (2005) A rigorous and eloquent examination of “the single biggest driver of executive performance” There are significant differences between information and knowledge. The former consists of raw data; the latter…

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Business Books 2010: Biography and History

April 23, 2011

  Here is another outstanding article from “True Tales of Fortune” series featured by strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. James O’Toole is the author of the article. To read the complete article, check out a wealth of other…

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Michael Ray: An interview by Bob Morris

March 9, 2011

  Michael Ray was selected to be the first John G. McCoy-Banc One Corporation Professor of Creativity and Innovation and of Marketing  (Emeritus) at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. He is a specialist in new paradigm business, creativity, innovation,…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

March 9, 2011

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leadership Various Authors with Editors of Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Press (2011) This is one in a series of volumes that anthologize what the editors of the Harvard Business Review consider to be the…

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What all great leaders have in common: “a high degree of emotional intelligence”

February 21, 2011

In an article written for Harvard Business Review (“What Makes a Leader?” June 1996), Daniel Goleman observes: “I have found that that the most effective leaders are alike in one crucial way: They all have a high degree of what…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads…Essentials: A book review by Bob Morris

February 19, 2011

HBR’s 10 Must Reads: Essentials Various Authors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) This volume is one of several in a new series of anthologies of articles that initially appeared in the Harvard Business Review, in this instance from 1960 until 2006.…

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What can we learn about power from Maya Angelou?

January 10, 2011

Here’s Terry Bacon’s response: 1. The value of versatility. “Throughout her life, Angelou has explored many facets of herself and has been able to integrate her perspectives to form a truly unique view of life and human experience. The lesson…

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