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To Increase Innovation, Take the Sting Out of Failure

April 25, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Doug Sundheim for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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Finding Keepers: A book review by Bob Morris

March 9, 2013

Finding Keepers: The Monster Guide to Hiring and Holding the World’s Best Employees Steve Pogorzelski and Jesse Harriott with Doug Hardy McGraw-Hill (2008) Finding “keepers” is only one step in a perilous process. Here’s what you need to know about…

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Executive Toughness: A book review by Bob Morris

February 4, 2013

Executive Toughness: The Mental-Training Program to Increase Your Leadership Performance Jason Selk McGraw-Hill 2012) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford I share Jason Selk’s high regard for John Wooden, arguably the greatest…

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Winning with Transglobal Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

January 17, 2013

Winning with Transglobal Leadership: How to Find and Develop Top Global Talent to Build World-Class Organizations Linda Sharkey, Nazneen Razi, Robert Cooke, and Peter Barge McGraw-Hill (2012) A brilliant examination of the critical leadership dimensions for business success in an…

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Likeable Social Media: A book review by Bob Morris

January 13, 2013

Likeable Social Media: How to Delight Your Customers, Create an Irresistible Brand, and Be Generally Amazing Dave Kerpen McGraw-Hill (2011) How and why social media can increase our ability to listen, to respond, and to be empathic as no other…

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The Tao of Twitter: A book review by Bob Morris

December 28, 2012

The Tao of Twitter: Changing Your Life and Business 140 Characters at a Time Mark W. Schaefer McGraw-Hill(2012) Achieving atonement 140 characters at a time More than 100 other reviewers have already covered most of the key points I would…

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Alfred Rappaport’s Saving Capitalism From Short-Termism: A book review by Bob Morris

November 13, 2012

Saving Capitalism From Short-Termism: How to Build Long-Term Value and Take Back Our Financial Future Alfred Rappaport McGraw-Hill (2011) Why and how to “embrace the longer-term time horizons needed for a healthier economy that benefits all” This is one of…

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A New Game Plan for Planning 2013

October 26, 2012

Here is an excerpt from a recent blog post by Andrea Kates in which she explains why the SWOT analysis (of Strengths, Weaknesses/Limitations, Opportunities, and Threats) is inadequate to the challenges that await in 2013 and beyond. To read the…

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Entrepreneurial Nation: A book review by Bob Morris

October 24, 2012

Entrepreneurial Nation: Why Manufacturing Is Still Key to America’s Future Ro Khanna McGraw-Hill (2012) How and why “manufacturers remain at the cornerstone of the U.S. economy and our national security “ Well before the settlements at Jamestown and then Plymouth, the entrepreneurial spirit has guided…

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