Margaret Mead

Possible : A Book Review by Bob Morris

February 15, 2024

Possible: How to Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict William Ury HarperBusiness/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (February 2024) How and why “the path to possible is how we survive — and thrive — in this age of conflict”…

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Wisdom on the Other Side of Complexity

January 27, 2024

Long ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. observed, “I don’t care a fig about simplicity on this side of complexity but I would give my life for simplicity on the other side of complexity.” In his latest book, Possible, William Ury…

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Belonging Rules: A Book Review by Bob Morris

September 30, 2023

Belonging Rules: Five Crucial Actions That Build Unity and Foster Performance Brad Deutser Matt Holt Books/An Imprint of BenBella Books (September 2023) “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it’s the only…

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Michael Lenox on Mastering Digital Transformation: An Interview by Bob Morris

June 19, 2023

Michael Lenox‘s latest book is Strategy in the Digital World, published by Stanford Business Books. He is also the co-author of The Decarbonization Imperative and Can Business Save the Earth?. He is the Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration and…

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Harnessing Serendipity: A book review by Bob Morris

April 29, 2023

Harnessing Serendipity: Collaboration Artists, Conveners and Connectors  David Adler with James Cornehlsen and Andrew Frothingham as well as 66 Other Collaborators Published by David Adler (April 2023) “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. “ Margaret Mead As…

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Sprint: A book review by Bob Morris

April 26, 2023

Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days Jake Knapp with John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz Simon & Schuster (March 2016) Here is a unique methodology “to solve big problems, test new ideas, get…

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How to Zoom Your Room: A book review by Bob Morris

June 28, 2022

How to Zoom Your Room: Room Rater’s Ultimate Style Guide Claude Taylor and Jessie Bahrey, with Illustrations by Chris Morris Voracious/An imprint of Little, Brown & Company (June 2021) Why “zoom a room”? Up front, I acknowledge with pride and…

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HBR Guide to Being a Great Boss : A book review by Bob Morris

May 7, 2022

HBR Guide to Being a Great Boss Various Contributors in Collaboration with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2022) Your title may be impressive but your people will determine whether or not you are a great boss This is…

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An Everyone Culture: A book review by Bob Morris

March 15, 2022

An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization Robert Keegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey Harvard Business Review Press (March 2016) How to establish a workplace culture within which personal growth and professional development are most likely to thrive Recent research…

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Sprint: A book review by Bob Morris

February 18, 2022

Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days Jake Knapp with John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz Simon & Schuster (March 2016) Here is a unique methodology “to solve big problems, test new ideas, get…

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