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Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A book review by Bob Morris

July 18, 2011

Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors Patrick Lencioni Jossey-Bass (2006) Here’s the situation. Jude Cousins is a talented, energetic, and ambitious young marketing executive at Hatch Technology who, with…

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Manager Redefined: A book review by Bob Morris

July 14, 2011

Manager Redefined: The Competitive Advantage in the Middle of Your Organization Thomas O. Davenport and Stephen D. Harding Jossey-Bass (2010) A brilliant exploration of neglected opportunities in the management “ecotone” In Thomas O. Davenport’s latest book, co-authored with Stephen D.…

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Jon R. Katzenbach and Zia Khan on how positive peer pressure can be a powerful ally to change

July 12, 2011

Here is an excerpt from article written by Jon R. Katzenbach and Zia Khan for the Harvard Business blog. To read the complete article, check out other articles and resources, and/or sign up for a free subscription to Harvard Business…

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Ira Chaleff: An interview by Bob Morris

July 11, 2011

Ira Chaleff has been named one of the top 100 best thinkers on leadership in the U.S. by Executive Excellence magazine. He lives in Washington, DC, and plays several interesting roles there including executive coach, author, workshop leader and chair…

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The Art of Followership: A book review by Bob Morris

July 9, 2011

The Art of Followership: How Great Followers Create Great Leaders and Organizations Ronald E. Riggio, Ira Chaleff, and Jean Lipman-Blumen, Co-Editors Jossey-Bass (2008) “Candles” and “mirrors” in the contemporary workplace This anthology brings together the essays of 31 contributors who…

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Chip Conley, Second Interview: By Bob Morris

June 28, 2011

Conley is the founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, California’s largest boutique hotel company, founded in 1987. At the age of 26 with no industry experience, Chip created The Phoenix, taking a 1950s seedy motel and turning it…

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Colleges should stop imitating Harvard

June 28, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a special article co-authored by Clayton Christensen and Henry Eyring featured by CNN online. To read the complete article and check out a wealth of other resources, please click here. *     *     * • CNN.com’s…

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Getting China and India Right: A book review by Bob Morris

June 25, 2011

Getting China and India Right: Strategies for Leveraging the World’s Fastest Growing Economies for Global Advantage Anil K. Gupta and Haiyan Wang Jossey-Bass (2009) How to leverage the world’s fastest-growing economies for global advantage In my review of Anil Gupta…

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The Quest for Global Dominance: A book review by Bob Morris

June 25, 2011

The Quest for Global Dominance: Transforming Global Presence into Global Competitive Advantage, Second Edition Anil Gupta, Vijay Govindarajan, and Haiyan Wang Jossey-Bass (2008) How to establish global presence, then achieve and sustain a competitive advantage As Jeffrey Garten explains in…

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The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management: A book review by Bob Morris

June 20, 2011

The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management: Reinventing the Workplace for the 21st Century Stephen Denning Jossey-Bass (2010) How and why radical management can clarify and magnify human capacity Stephen Denning asserts, “the problems of today’s workplace are not the personal fault…

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