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Why Strategy Execution Unravels—and What to Do About It

October 3, 2015

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Donald Sull, Rebecca Homkes, and Charles Sull for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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The simple rules of disciplined innovation

June 4, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Donald Sull for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. He explains how and why constraints aren’t the enemy of creativity—they make it more effective. To read the complete…

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Simple Rules: A book review by Bob Morris

April 27, 2015

Simple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex World Donald N. Sull and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2015) How and why simple rules help to accelerate personal growth and executive development First, I want to share two of…

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Stuff Matters: A book review by Bob Morris

December 11, 2014

Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World Mark Miodownik Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014) How and why we need to find out “where materials came from, how they work, and what they say about us.” The title…

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The Arsenal of Democracy: A book review by Bob Morris

July 18, 2014

The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War A.J. Baime Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2014) A true tale “that rivals the weirdest fiction and wildest imaginings of the comic books.” In his previously…

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Johnny Carson: A book review by Bob Morris

November 12, 2013

Johnny Carson Henry Bushkin Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2013) “Here’s Johnny!” or at least what he was willing to seem Let’s start with a multiple-choice question. According to Henry Bushkin, Johnny Carson (1925-2005) could be (a) Irresistibly charming (b) Distant and…

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Big Data: A book review by Bob Morris

March 11, 2013

Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2013) A “treasure hunt” to extract insights from data and unleash dormant value by a shift from causation to…

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How Children Succeed: A book review by Bob Morris

October 17, 2012

How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character Paul Tough Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2012) “Why do some children thrive while others lose their way?” The question I selected as a title for this review is one of…

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Imagine: A book review by Bob Morris

March 19, 2012

Imagine: How Creativity Works Jonah Lehrer Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2012) How and why our ability to imagine what has never existed is “our most important mental talent” An abundance of books and articles continues to be produced as research in…

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