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Leading Digital: A book review by Bob Morris

October 6, 2014

Leading Digital: Turning Technology into Business Transformation George Westerman, Didier Bonnet, and Andrew McAfee Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Invaluable lessons to be learned from Digital Masters about how to use technology to achieve business transformation Why did George Westerman,…

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The Innovator’s Method: A book review by Bob Morris

September 25, 2014

The Innovator’s Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer Harvard Business Review Press (2014) How to use the right tools to test, validate, and commercialize new ideas According to Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer,…

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Why Sales Should Be at the Center of Strategy

September 23, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Frank Cespedes 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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The Five Secrets of Great Speechwriting

September 3, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Nick Morgan for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete artricle and check out others, please click here. * * * David McCloud, the Chief of Staff of the Governor of Virginia, taught…

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Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of Great Performance

August 27, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from a “classic” article co-authored by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. It was published in 2001 and was later developed into their business bestseller,…

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The Risk-Driven Business Model: A book review by Bob Morris

July 29, 2014

The Risk-Driven Business Model: Four Questions That Will Define Your Company Karan Girotra and Serguei Netessine Harvard Business Review Press (2014) “Yesterday’s dangerous idea is today’s orthodoxy and tomorrow’s cliché.” Richard Dawkins According to Karan Girotra and Serguei Netessine, “By…

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The Alliance: A book review by Bob Morris

July 8, 2014

The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, and Chris Yeh Harvard Business Review Press (2014) How to cope with the “fundamental disconnect of modern employment” What is the “fundamental disconnect” to which Reid Hoffman, Ben…

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Collective Genius: A book review by Bob Morris

June 29, 2014

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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How I Did It: A book review by Bob Morris

June 15, 2014

How I Did It: Lessons from the Front Lines of Business Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Cutting-edge perspectives on the unique leadership challenges at the CEO-level There were 14 editors involved with these essays, written by 34 CEOs,…

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Six Simple Rules: A book review by Bob Morris

May 19, 2014

Six Simple Rules: How to Manage Complexity without Getting Complicated Yves Morieux and Peter Tollman Harvard Business Review Press (2014) How organizations can create more value with better management of complexity by abandoning both hard and soft approaches I agree…

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