Harvard Business Review Press

The Ultimate Question 2.0: A book review by Bob Morris

October 6, 2011

The Ultimate Question 2.0: How NET PROMOTER Companies Thrive in a Customer-Driven World Fred Reichheld with Rob Markey Harvard Business Review Press (2011) Here is an open-source system whose “engine” can drive profitable growth This is a revised and expanded…

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Harvard Business Review on Reinventing Your Marketing: A book review by Bob Morris

October 3, 2011

Harvard Business Review on Reinventing Your Marketing Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to use innovative thinking to improve how you create or increase demand for what you offer Those who aspire to maximize the impact of their…

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Michael Beer: An interview by Bob Morris

September 26, 2011

Michael Beer is Harvard Business School Professor Emeritus, Chairman of TruePoint, and author of nine books, including High Commitment, High Performance. Drawing on his 40-year career helping senior business leaders build organizations that are highly committed and high performing, Beer…

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Management Tips from Harvard Business Review: A book review by Bob Morris

September 24, 2011

Management Tips from Harvard Business Review Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) 150 “tips”…almost unlimited “icebergs” Here are 150 “Management Tips of the Day” that have been featured by the Harvard Business Review blog (http://blogs.hbr.org/). On average, each has…

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Ratan Naval Tata gets candid on the recently published book, Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value

September 20, 2011

Thanks to Bloomberg UTV, here is a rare opportunity to share what Ratan Naval Tata has to say about Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value, recently published by Harvard Business Review Press.  In this book on leadership,…

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Harvard Business Review on Building Better Teams: A book review by Bob Morris

September 16, 2011

Harvard Business Review on Building Better Teams Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How and why some teams “shoot out the lights”…and most don’t Those who aspire to help create and then lead create teams that deliver high-impact results…

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Harvard Business Review on Communicating Effectively: A book review by Bob Morris

September 13, 2011

Harvard Business Review on Communicating Effectively Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to customize the delivery of your presentation to almost any audience for “maximum persuasive power” Those who aspire to master several different high-impact communication styles will…

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Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions: A book review by Bob Morris

September 2, 2011

Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How best practices and expert advice can help you and your associates make smarter decisions In their classic book, Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls,…

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The Progress Principle: A book review by Bob Morris

August 30, 2011

The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to “unravel the mystery of what really affects workplace creativity” The information, insights, and recommendations…

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Harvard Business Review on Finding & Keeping the Best People: A book review by Bob Morris

August 27, 2011

Harvard Business Review on Finding & Keeping the Best People Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to recruit, hire, onboard, and retain the workers who possess the character, talent, and skills your company needs This is one of…

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