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Loyalty 3.0: A book review by Bob Morris

July 26, 2013

Loyalty 3.0: How to Revolutionize Customer and Employee Engagement with Big Data and Gamification Rajat Paharia McGraw-Hill (2013) How to build a stakeholder loyalty and engagement program that drives a competitive advantage for your enterprise According to Rajat Paharia, the…

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The Crowdsourced Performance Review: A book review by Bob Morris

July 23, 2013

The Crowdsourced Performance Review: How to Use the Power of Social Recognition to Transform Employee Performance Eric Mosley McGraw-Hill (2013) How and why all organizations need a better model for performance reviews Opinions are divided – sometimes sharply divided –…

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Dave Ulrich: A third interview by Bob Morris

June 21, 2013

Dave Ulrich is a Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at the RBL Group, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He studies how organizations build capabilities of leadership,…

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Six Secrets to Doing Less and Accomplishing More

June 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by by Matthew E. May for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. In it, he explains why the best innovation strategies are rooted in the art of subtraction. To read…

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Leadership Sustainability: A book review by Bob Morris

June 12, 2013

Leadership Sustainability: Seven Disciplines to Achieve the Changes Great Leaders Know They Must Make Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood McGraw-Hill (2013) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle I was wondering…

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12 Disciplines of Leadership Excellence: A book review by Bob Morris

June 6, 2013

12 Disciplines of Leadership Excellence: How Leaders Achieve Sustainable High Performance Brian Tracy and Peter Chee McGraw-Hill (2013) No so much “disciplines” as they are dimensions of a mindset The last time I checked, Amazon US sells 45,249 books that…

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Leadership Brand: A book review by Bob Morris

May 30, 2013

Leadership Brand: Developing Customer-Focused Leaders to Drive Performance and Build Lasting Value Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood McGraw-Hill (2007) “The journey to leadership brand begins with the self.” Note: I recently re-read this book before reading the co-authors’ latest book,…

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Disney U: A book review by Bob Morris

May 2, 2013

Disney U : How Disney University Develops the World’s Most Engaged, Loyal, and Customer-Centric Employees Doug Lipp McGraw-Hill (2013) There are valuable business lessons to be learned from “the human architect” of Disney’s magic kingdoms Personal note: Soon after Disneyland…

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Clayton Christensen on “The Discipline of Managing Disruption”

May 1, 2013

To Harvard professor Clayton Christensen, coauthor of How Will You Measure Your Life?, a primary task of leadership is asking questions that anticipate great challenges. Here is a brief excerpt from an interview conducted by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine,…

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Crisis Communications: A book review by Bob Morris

April 25, 2013

Crisis Communications: The Definitive Guide to Managing the Message Steven Fink McGraw-Hill (2013) Why you should never “pick a fight with anyone who buys bandwidth by the geobyte” I read and reviewed Steven Fink’s previous book, Crisis Management: Planning for…

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