Harvard Business Review Press

Collective Genius: A book review by Bob Morris

December 19, 2021

Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation Linda Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Valuable perspectives on the role of the leader in creating and then sustaining a culture within which…

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Alive at Work: A book review by Bob Morris

December 15, 2021

Alive at Work: The Neuroscience of Helping Your People to Love What They Do Daniel Cable Harvard Business Review Press (March 2018) “I wonder what my soul does all day when I’m at work.” — Graffiti in London Recent research…

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Bias Interrupted: A book review by Bob Morris

December 9, 2021

Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion for Real and for Good Joan C. Williams Harvard Business Review Press (November 2021) Here are the “evidence-based tools” needed to eliminate systemic bias Joan C. Williams’ thesis: To eliminate systemic racism, organizations must change their…

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HBR’S 10 Must Reads on Change Management Vol. 2: A book review by Bob Morris

December 8, 2021

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Change Management, Vol.2 Various Contributors in Collaboration with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (2021) “If that’s way you’ve always done it, it’s probably wrong.” Charles Kettering This volume is one of several in a…

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HBR 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness: A book review by Bob Morris

December 3, 2021

HBR 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2017) “Champions get up when they can’t.” Jack Dempsey This is one in a series of volumes that anthologizes what the editors of the Harvard Business Review…

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Harvard Business Review Project Management: A book review by Bob Morris

November 4, 2021

Harvard Business Review Project Management: How to Launch, Lead, and Sponsor Successful Projects Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez Harvard Business Review Press (October 2021) How and why operations run an organization whereas projects change it Years ago, I concluded  — and remain convinced …

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Racial Justice: Insights from HBR — A book review by Bob Morris

October 29, 2021

Racial Justice: Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review  Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (December 2020) “Justice delayed is justice denied.” William E. Gladstone This is one of the first volumes in a new series published by Harvard Business…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads: 2022

October 26, 2021

HBR’s 10 Must Reads: 2022 Various Contributors, including HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (October 2021) Definitive management ideas that will have great impact in 2022 This is the latest volume in a series introduced in 2015, the “HBR 10…

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Net Positive: A book review by Bob Morris

October 14, 2021

Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take Paul Polman and Andrew Winston Harvard Business Review Press (October 2021) “That time is now.” In Net Positive, Paul Polman and Andrew Winston explain how courageous companies outperform…

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Beyond Collaboration Overload: A book review by Bob Morris

October 1, 2021

Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead, and Restore Your Well-Being Rob Cross Harvard Business Review Press (September 2021) How to avoid “the death of a thousand cuts” from inefficient communication and collaboration According to Rob Cross,”We endure…

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