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A Whack on the Side of the Head: A book review by Bob Morris

August 29, 2011

A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative
 Roger von Oech Business Plus, 25th Anniversary Edition  (2008) Note: When preparing for some interviews, I re-read several books on the creative process and remain convinced…

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The Essential Advantage: A book review by Bob Morris

August 18, 2011

The Essential Advantage: How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi Harvard Business Review Press (2011) The strategic power of coherence According to Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi in the first chapter, in order to achieve…

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The Silver Lining: A book review by Bob Morris

August 17, 2011

The Silver Lining: An Innovation Playbook for Uncertain Times Scott D. Anthony Harvard Business Press (2009) According to Scott Anthony, the “Great Disruption” refers to the current time when tumultuous change is “ripping through markets at unprecedented pace. Competitive advantage…

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Workforce of One: A book review by Bob Morris

July 14, 2011

Workforce of One: Revolutionizing Talent Management Through Customization Susan M. Cantrell and David Smith Harvard Business Press (2010) According to Susan M. Cantrell and David Smith, the single most important factor contributing to superior business results is how supported employees…

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Dan Roam: First interview, by Bob Morris

July 8, 2011

Here are two of  Dan Roam’s core beliefs: “I believe that any problem can be solved with a picture. And that anybody can draw it.” That’s not a BS blurb from one of his books, articles, or speeches. He lives those…

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Jay Greene: An interview by Bob Morris

June 28, 2011

For more than two decades, Jay Greene has written about some of the most important companies, business trends, and top executives in the world. From 2000 to 2009, he served as BusinessWeek’s Seattle bureau chief, overseeing the magazine’s coverage in…

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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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Clayton M. Christensen: An interview by Bob Morris

June 9, 2011

Clayton Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, with a joint appointment in the Technology & Operations Management and General Management faculty groups. His research and teaching interests center on the…

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The Upside: A book review by Bob Morris

May 24, 2011

The Upside: The 7 Strategies for Turning Big Threats into Growth Breakthroughs Adrian J. Slywotsky with Karl Weber Crown Business (2007) Note: I recently re-read this book before beginning to formulate questions for an interview of Skywotsky. With all due…

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Apple’s Success Secret: It Makes Mistakes All the Time

May 16, 2011

Here is an article written by Erik Sherman for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. *     *    …

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