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Winners: A book review by Bob Morris

February 21, 2017

Winners: And How They Succeed Alastair Campbell Pegasus Books Ltd (2015) What we can learn from winners’ mindsets as well as from their modus operandi Alistair Campbell carefully organized and then presents his material within four Parts. To his substantial…

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The Effective Executive: A book review by Bob Morris

January 24, 2017

The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done Peter F. Drucker HarperBusiness (January 2017) How and why, “like every other discipline, effectiveness can be learned and must be earned” This is the 50th anniversary edition of…

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The Big Thing: A book review by Bob Morris

September 4, 2016

The Big Thing: How to Complete Your Creative Project Even if You’re a Lazy, Self-Doubting Procrastinator Like Me Phyllis Korkki HarperCollins (August 2016) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford To what does…

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Life’s Work: An Interview with Kevin Spacey

March 16, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Kevin Spacey by Alison Beard 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…

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Move Your Bus: A book review by Bob Morris

March 7, 2016

Move Your Bus: An Extraordinary New Approach to Accelerating Success in Work and Life Ron Clark Touchstone/An imprint of Simon & Schuster (2015) How to accelerate “the relentless pursuit of excellence” and do so with people power Ron Clark’s use…

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Cultural Transformations: A book review by Bob Morris

February 21, 2016

Cultural Transformations: Lessons of Leadership and Corporate Reinvention John Mattone and Nick Vaidya John Wiley & Sons (2016) How and why organizations that thrive have launched preemptive transformation to dominate their competition Most change initiatives either fail or fall far…

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7 Secrets of “Servant Leadership” That Will Lead You to Success

February 12, 2016

By serving your employees, you can build a happier, more-productive business with a better bottom line. At least that is the assertion by Peter Economy in an article for Inc. magazine. Here is a brief excerpt. To read the complete…

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George E.L. Barbee: Part 2 0f an interview by Bob Morris

February 12, 2016

George E. L. Barbee is one of the original Batten Fellow faculty members (along with Jim Collins, Malcolm Gladwell and Jim Gilmore) at top-ranked University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and has been teaching innovation for the past 15…

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George E.L. Barbee: Part 2 0f an interview by Bob Morris

February 6, 2016

George E. L. Barbee is one of the original Batten Fellow faculty members (along with Jim Collins, Malcolm Gladwell and Jim Gilmore) at top-ranked University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and has been teaching innovation for the past 15…

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George E.L. Barbee: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

January 27, 2016

George E. L. Barbee is one of the original Batten Fellow faculty members (along with Jim Collins, Malcolm Gladwell and Jim Gilmore) at top-ranked University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and has been teaching innovation for the past 15…

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