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HBR Guide to Being More Productive: A book review by Bob Morris

August 2, 2018

HBR Guide to Being More Productive Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (July 2017) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.”  Peter Drucker Most of the volumes in…

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Reinforcements: A book review by Bob Morris

July 8, 2018

Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You Heidi Grant Harvard Business Review Press (June 2018) In a situation when there is a request for help, how to nourish both parties’ emotional needs while alleviating their anxieties. According to Heidi…

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Prediction Machines: A book review by Bob Morris

June 29, 2018

Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb Harvard Business Review Press (April 2018) “Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history.” Stephen Hawking According to Ajay Agrawal, Joshua…

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Never Stop Learning: A book review by Bob Morris

June 10, 2018

Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive Bradley R. Staats Harvard Business Review Press (June 2018) “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and…

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Why Talented People Don’t Use Their Strengths

May 30, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Whitney Johnson for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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Business Nuggets from Clayton Christensen

May 26, 2018

In 50 Business Classics, Tom Butler-Bowdon includes a discussion of Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma (1997). These are among the dozens of insights that caught my eye: o Research for The Innovator’s Dilemma revealed that “firms fail precisely because  of their ‘good’…

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Human + Machine: A book review by Bob Morris

May 4, 2018

Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI Paul Daugherty and James Wilson Harvard Business Review Press (March 2018) Here is a roadmap for understanding and navigating the AI revolution According to Paul Daugherty and James Wilson, “the…

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The High Potential’s Advantage: A book review by Bob Morris

April 22, 2018

The High Potential’s Advantage (US only 4/17): Get Noticed, Impress Your Bosses, and Become a Top Leader Jay A. Conger and Allan H. Church Harvard Business Review Press (2018) “Potential” means “you ain’t done it yet.” Darrell Royal I agree…

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HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers: A book review by Bob Morris

April 16, 2018

HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (April 2018) How non-technicians can master the basics of data analytics to make better decisions Most of the volumes in the “HBR Guide to” series are…

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Alive at Work: A book review by Bob Morris

March 26, 2018

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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