Harvard Business Review Press

Smart Rivals: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 8, 2025

Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can’t Win Feng Zhu and Bonnie Yining Cao Harvard Business Review Press (August 2024) The smart rival company’s road to success is paved with smart innovation Most of the counsel…

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Psychological Safety: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 7, 2025

Psychological Safety (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) Multiple Contributors in collaboration with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (September 2024) “It is difficult to free fools from the chains they cherish.”  Voltaire This is one of the volumes in the HBR…

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Leading Through: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 6, 2025

Leading Through: Activating the Soul, Heart, and Mind of Leadership Kim B. Clark, Jonathan R. Clark, and Erin E. Clark Harvard Business Review Press (September 2024) “If you’ve always done it that way, it’s probably wrong.” Charles Kettering I was…

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The Age of Outrage: A Book Review by Bob Morris

January 4, 2025

The Age of Outrage: How to Lead in a Polarized World Karthik Ramanna Harvard Business Review Press (October 2024) “Cherish those who seek the truth. Beware of those who find it.”  Voltaire To what does the title of this book…

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Human + Machine: A Book Review by Bob Morris

December 20, 2024

Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson Harvard Business Review Press (September 2024) Welcome to the era of generative AI, powered by foundation models This is an updated and expanded…

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HBR 10 Must Reads, 2025: A Book Review by Bob Morris

December 18, 2024

HBR’s 10 Must Reads, 2025: The Definite Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review Various Contributors in Collaboration with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (October 2024) Timeless and Timely Business Insights HBR  This is the latest volume in…

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Triple Fit Strategy: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 24, 2024

Triple Fit Strategy: How to Build Lasting Customer Relationships and Boost Growth Christopher Senn and Mehak Gandhi Harvard Business Review Press (November 2024) Customers want partners: Problem solvers and creative thinkers who help them thrive I cannot recall a prior…

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Big Data @ Work: A Book Review by Bob Morris

November 22, 2024

Big Data @ Work: Dispelling the Myths, Uncovering the Opportunities Thomas H. Davenport Harvard Business Review Press (2014) How to make much better decisions about and then with big data systems and capabilities Over the years, I have read and…

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Harvard Business Review Sales Management Handbook: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 25, 2024

The Harvard Business Review Sales Management Handbook: How to Lead High-Performing Sales Teams Prabhakant Sinha, Arun Shastri, and Sally E. Lorimer Harvard Business Review Press (October 2022) How effective sales management consistently achieves extraordinary results What makes this book so…

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Getting Along: A Book Review by Bob Morris

September 23, 2024

Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People) Amy Gallo Harvard Business Review Press (September 2024) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” I selected the African proverb to…

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