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Reinventing Jobs: A book review by Bob Morris

October 14, 2018

Reinventing Jobs: A 4-Step Approach for Applying Automation to Work Ravin Jesuthasan & John W. Boudreau Harvard Business Review Press (October 2018) Here’s a detailed roadmap for revinventing what workers do and how they do it The healthiest organizations are…

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The Magic of Thinking Big: A review by Bob Morris

September 15, 2018

The Magic of Thinking Big David J. Schwartz Simon & Schuster (1959) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford Opinions are divided — sometimes sharply divided — with regard to self-help books. I…

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Ama Marston and Stephanie Marston on Type R: An interview by Bob Morris

April 25, 2018

Ama Marston is an entrepreneur, internationally recognized strategy and leadership expert, and the coauthor of TYPE R: Transformative Resilience for Thriving in a Turbulent World. (Hachette book Group; 2018). She has worked on five continents with global leaders like Mary…

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Who is Bill Joy and why is he significant?

March 24, 2018

In a book published by Little, Brown & Company ten years ago, Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell has this to say about Bill Joy: “After graduating from Berkeley [with a PhD degree in computer programming], Joy cofounded the…

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The Motivation Myth: A book review by Bob Morris

March 2, 2018

The Motivation Myth : How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win Jeff Haden Portfolio/Penguin Group (2018) How and why “motivation is a result,” not a spark Long ago, I concluded that I could not motivate another person but…

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Brave Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

January 17, 2018

Brave Leadership: Unleash Yout Most Confident, Powerful, and Authentic Self to Get the Results You Need Kimberly Davis Greenleaf Book Group Press (January 2018) “Do the best you can until you know better. When you know better, do better.” Maya…

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Type R: A book review by Bob Morris

January 13, 2018

Type R: Transformative Resilience for Thriving in a Turbulent World Ama Marston and Stephanie Marston PublicAffairs (January 2018) How and why “we must meet change head-on [and] use stress and adversity to open the door to new opportunities” Ama Marston…

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Want to succeed in life? Be eager to go the extra mile.

October 4, 2017

In 1908, Napoleon Hill was retained by Andrew Carnegie to interview the most famous and successful men at that time, throughout the world. For the next two years, that’s what he did. Those in the U.S. included Thomas Edison, Alexander…

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Do Big Things: A book review by Bob Morris

September 18, 2017

Do Big Things: The Simple Steps Teams Can Take to Mobilize Hearts and Minds, and Make an Epic Impact Craig Ross, Angie Paccione, and Victoria Roberts John Wiley & Sons (August 2017) Here is a science-driven system for creating the…

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The Four Lenses of Innovation: A book review by Bob Morris

July 8, 2017

The Four Lenses of Innovation: A Power Tool for Creative Thinking Rowan Gibson John Wiley & Sons (2o15) How to establish a culture within which everyone’s abilities are free to enrich high-impact innovation throughout the enterprise First of all, I…

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