Harvard Business Review Press

The Long Game: A book review by Bob Morris

September 29, 2021

The Long Game: How to be a long-term thinker in a short-term world Dorie Clark Harvard Business Review Press (September 2021) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African proverb I…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads: 2021

September 22, 2021

HBR’s 10 Must Reads 2021: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (October 2020) How to balance “today’s existential imperatives with leadership for the long term” Although these HBR articles…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leading Digital Transformation: A book review by Bob Morris

September 11, 2021

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leading Digital Transformation Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (September 2021) “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Alvin…

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Driving Digital Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

August 5, 2021

Driving Digital Strategy: A Guide to Reimagining Your Business Sunil Gupta Harvard Business Review Press (August 2018) “What got you here won’t get you there.” Marshall Goldsmith In fact, I am convinced that what got you here won’t even allow…

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Collision Course: A book review by Bob Morris

August 2, 2021

Collision Course: Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire Hans Greimel and William Sposato Harvard Business Review Press (June 2021) Here is what many view as “a tale of two Ghosns, both found in one man”…

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Martin Reeves and Jack Fuller on high-impact creative thinking: An interview by Bob Morris

July 18, 2021

Martin Reeves is Chairman of The BCG Henderson Institute, BCG’s think tank on strategy and management. He researches, publishes and pilots new thinking on business challenges, drawing upon both innovations in business and fields such as biology, computer science and…

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The Unspoken Rules: A book review by Bob Morris

July 17, 2021

The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right Gorick Ng Harvard Business Review Press (2021) Here is invaluable career advice that would otherwise take years to obtain from your own experience I prefer “unofficial” to “unspoken” and view…

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Creative Conflict: A book review by Bob Morris

July 7, 2021

Creative Conflict: A Practical Guide for Business Negotiators Bill Sanders and Frank Mobus Harvard Business Review Press (June 2021) A brilliant explanation of “how negotiating is driven by both competition and cooperation, often at the same time.” Years ago in…

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The Imagination Machine: A book review by Bob Morris

June 19, 2021

The Imagination Machine: How to Spark New Ideas and Create Your Company’s Future Martin Reeves and Jack Fuller Harvard Business Review Press (June 2021) How to harness imagination systemically within the workplace to drive your company’s growth According to Martin…

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Leverage Building: The “alpha dog of bargaining strategies”

June 13, 2021

In Creative Conflict, Bill Sanders and Frank Mobus offer “a practical guide for business negotiations.” Some of the most valuable material is provided in Chapter 5, “Bargaining Strategies.” They explain “how successful negotiating is driven by both competition and cooperation,…

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