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The Click Moment: A book review by Bob Morris

September 7, 2012

The Click Moment: Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World  Frans Johansson Portfolio/Penguin (2012) Why we are determined to explain random success, especially when it is inexplicable In an earlier book, The Medici Effect, Frans Johansson explains that this book is…

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Digital Wars: A book review by Bob Morris

August 21, 2012

Digital Wars: Apple Google Microsoft & The Battle for the Internet Charles Arthur KoganPage (2012) Brilliant fulfillment of an extended metaphor I am grateful to Charles Arthur for adding to my knowledge about Apple, Google, and their leaders as well as for adding…

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Confronting the Pain of Innovation

July 23, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Schrage and published in Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out all the other resources, sign in or sign up for HBR email alerts, and obtain discount information, please click here.…

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Insanely Simple: A book review by Bob Morris

June 17, 2012

Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple’s Success Ken Segall Portfolio/Penguin (2012) “I would give my life for simplicity on the other side of complexity.” Oliver Wendell Holmes As Hannibal Lector explains to Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs, the Roman emperor…

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Transparency is the New Leadership Imperative

May 4, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dorie Clark for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. *     *     * What…

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Here are 4 ways you can ignite innovation

April 30, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dave Logan for CBS MoneyWatch, the CBS Interactive Business Network. To read the complete article, check out an abundance of valuable resources, and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the website’s newsletters, please click here. * …

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Why You Won’t Get Breakthrough Innovation by Being Nice

April 25, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Simon Rucker for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. *  …

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Olivia Fox Cabane: An interview by Bob Morris

April 21, 2012

An expert in the fields of charisma, trust, influence and persuasion, Olivia Fox Cabane gives people the skills and the self-confidence that lead to outstanding performance. From a base of thorough behavioral science, she extracts the most practical tools for…

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The 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time

April 9, 2012

Here is an excerpt from John A. Byrne’s cover article by FORTUNE magazine. Great ideas are hard to come by. Putting them to work is even harder. Byrne invites you to meet the founders who turned concepts into companies and changed the face of business.…

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How to Get into Your Zone

April 1, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by James Allworth for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click…

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