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George E.L. Barbee: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

January 27, 2016

George E. L. Barbee is one of the original Batten Fellow faculty members (along with Jim Collins, Malcolm Gladwell and Jim Gilmore) at top-ranked University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and has been teaching innovation for the past 15…

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The Wisdom of Peter Drucker from A to Z

November 13, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article by Leigh Buchanan for Inc. magazine in which she examines Drucker’s contributions, from A to Z. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * *…

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Thinking out of the box about “thinking out of the box”

October 10, 2015

I wish I had a five-dollar bill (or even a dollar bill) for every time I have encountered a reference to “out of the box thinking.” The background to this phrase, briefly, is that it was popularized by motivational speaker…

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Confronting Capitalism: A book review by Bob Morris

April 3, 2015

Confronting Capitalism: Real Solutions for a Troubled Economic System Philip Kotler AMACOM (2015) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Derek Bok In my opinion, Phil Kotler is the world’s preeminent authority on how to create or increase demand…

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Changing the Performance Management Mindset

March 18, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sebastian Bailey for Talent Management magazine. He suggests that, as ‘rank and yank’ dominates the debate, talent leaders would be wise to focus the discussion on eliminating traditional manager biases and…

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Serious Play: A book review by Bob Morris

October 13, 2014

Serious Play: How the World’s Best Companies Simulate to Innovate Michael Schrage Harvard Business Review Press (1999) Note: I read and reviewed this book when it was first published (1999) and recently re-read it before reading Michael Schrage’s latest, The…

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Business Adventures: A book review by Bob Morris

August 17, 2014

Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street John Brooks Open Road Integrated Media (2014) Millions will rush to purchase a copy but how many will actually read it and then apply what they learn? Here is…

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Bill Gates’s Favorite Business Book

July 15, 2014

In an article Bill Gates wrote for The Wall Street Journal, he suggests that John Brooks’s 1960s essay collection, Business Adventures, still offers many insights into running a strong business. The rules for running a strong business haven’t changed Here’s…

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Larry Weber and Lisa Leslie Henderson on “Ten New Skills Marketers Must Learn to Stay Relevant and Customer-Centric”

May 16, 2014

Since the ancient bazaars in Athens and Rome, marketing has created or increased demand for what is offered, whatever that may be. In recent years, many of the transactions have been conducted electronically, online. Almost 40% of the world is…

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Jack Welch: “Rank-and-Yank”? That’s Not How It’s Done

January 4, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jack Welch for The Wall Street Journal in which he explains why using “differentiation” — rather than “rank-and-yank” — can align employee performance with an organization’s mission and values. To read…

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