Ernest Becker

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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Jonathan Franzen on why “Liking is for cowards. Go for what hurts.”

May 31, 2011

The title of this commentary is provided by Jonathan Franzen from an article of his that appeared in The New York Times (May 29, 2011) in which he explains why our infatuation with technology provides an easy alternative to love.…

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“How to break your heart every time” by falling victim to social relativity

May 26, 2011

I have just read and will soon review Flying Without a Net: Turn Fear of Change into Fuel for Success, written by Thomas J. DeLong and published by Harvard Business Review Press (June 14, 2011). DeLong examines comparing or what…

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Deep Change: A book review by Bob Morris

March 26, 2011

Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within Robert E. Quinn Jossey-Bass (1996) Note: The review that follows was posted more than ten years ago. I recently re-read the book and think more highly of it now than I did then. By…

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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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