Harvard Business Review Press

Power and Prediction: A Book Review by Bob Morris

August 4, 2023

Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Ami Goldfarb Harvard Business Review Press (November 2022) How and why AI requires a focus on system solutions rather than on point solutions In a previous…

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Prediction Machines: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 29, 2023

Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence      Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Ami Goldfarb Harvard Business Review Press (2018) How to identify the best tradeoffs, compare/contrast benefits, and make the best possible decisions Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans,…

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The Leap to Leader: A book review by Bob Morris

July 20, 2023

“The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership Adam Bryant Harvard Business Review Press (July 2023) “If you think the frying pan is too hot, try the fire.” Maude Frickert In recent years, Adam Bryant has…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking: A Book Review by Bob Morris

June 30, 2023

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 valuable volumes in…

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HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically: A book review by Bob Morris

June 17, 2023

HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2019) “We did what all wise men do. We began at the end.”  Menachem Begin Prime Minister Begin’s comment was his response when asked how he and President…

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The Case for Good Jobs: A book review by Bob Morris

June 16, 2023

The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay & Meaning to Everyone’s Work Zeynep Ton Harvard Business Review Press (June 2023) “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” Mark Twain It is no coincidence that companies…

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Roger Martin on thinking with a new way to think

June 4, 2023

The ideas in some busibess books are even more vakuable now than they were when first published. For example…. In A New Way to Think: Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness, Roger Martin shares his thoughts about how to think…

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Bridgebuilders: A book review by Bob Morris

May 31, 2023

Bridgebuilders: How Government Can Transcend Boundaries to Solve Big Problems William D. Eggers and Donald F. Kettl Harvard Business Review Press (May 2023) A holistic approach to addressing the challenges of modern governance According to William Eggers and Donald Kett,…

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Beyond Disruption: A book review by Bob Morris

May 13, 2023

Beyond Disruption: Innovate and Achieve Growth without Displacing Industries, Companies, or Jobs W. Chan Kim and Renée A. Mauborgne Harvard Business Review Press (May 2023) The Unique Power and Substantial Benefits of Nondisruptive Creation In their latest book, W. Chan…

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The Microstress Effect: A book review by Bob Morris

April 28, 2023

The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems — and What to Do About It Rob Cross and Karen Dillon Harvard Business Review Press (April 2023) How to create and then sustain a workplace culture of…

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