Harvard Business Review Press

The Power of Little Ideas: A book review by Bob Morris

March 30, 2022

The Power of Little Ideas: A Low-Risk, High-Reward Approach to Innovation David Robertson with Kent Linebac k Harvard Business Review Press (May 2017) Do innovators have only two choices: innovate small incrementally or innovate big disruptively? “There is another option.”…

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Playing to Win: A book review by Bob Morris

March 27, 2022

Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works A.G. Lafley and Roger Martin Harvard Business Review Press (2013) “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” Michael Porter Note: I reviewed this book when it was first published and…

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An Everyone Culture: A book review by Bob Morris

March 15, 2022

An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization Robert Keegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey Harvard Business Review Press (March 2016) How to establish a workplace culture within which personal growth and professional development are most likely to thrive Recent research…

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HBR 10 Must Reads on Managing Across Cultures: An interview by Bob Morris

February 7, 2022

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Across Cultures HBR Editors and various contributors Harvard Business Review Press (May 2016) How to end miscommunication and inefficiency throughout your enterprise by tapping into the strengths of your diverse workforce This is one…

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Compassionate Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

January 26, 2022

Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter with Marissa Afton and Moses Mohan Harvard Business Review Press (January 2022) Alvin Toffler nailed it. “The illiterate of the 21st century,” Toffler observes…

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HBR Guide to Crafting Your Purpose

January 22, 2022

HBR Guide to Crafting Your Purpose John Coleman Harvard Business Review Press (January 2022) How to craft a life and a career guided, informed, and enriched by purpose This one of very few single-author volumes in HBR Guide to…. series,…

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HBR Guide to Setting Your Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

January 17, 2022

HBR Guide to Setting Your Strategy HBR Editors and Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (August 2020) “The essence of strategy is choosing what NOT to do.” Michael Porter This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies…

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Beyond Digital: A book review by Bob Morris

January 12, 2022

Beyond Digital: How Great Leaders Transform Their Organizations and Shape the Future Paul Leinwand and Mahadeva Matt Mani Harvard Business Review Press (January 2022) “The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed yet.” William Gibson Whatever their…

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Winning on Purpose: A book review by Bob Morris

January 7, 2022

Winning on Purpose: The Unbeatable Strategy of Loving Customers Fred Reichheld with Darci Darnell and Maureen Burns Harvard Business Review Press (December 2017) Need an unbeatable strategy for success? Enrich the lives of your customers. Years ago, Southwest Airlines’ then…

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HBR 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking: A book review by Bob Morris

January 4, 2022

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (April 2020) “Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems.”  Tim Brown This book is one of the most recent volumes in…

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