“the ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom”

R “Ray” Wang: An interview by Bob Morris

August 18, 2015

R “Ray” Wang is the Principal Analyst and CEO of Silicon Valley- based Constellation Research. He’s also the author of the popular business strategy and technology blog, “A Software Insider’s Point of View”. The blog provides insight into how disruptive…

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Susan Packard: An interview by Bob Morris

August 16, 2015

In this competitive marketplace, an organization’s ability to innovate by staying ahead of the competition and delivering products that command the market’s attention is more important than ever. As co-founder and chief operating officer of HGTV, Susan Packard was the…

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Lead the Work: A book review by Bob Morris

August 9, 2015

Lead the Work: Navigating a World Beyond Employment John Boudreau, Ravin Jesuthasan, and David Creelman Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2015) “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence – it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” Peter Drucker…

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Ralph Young: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

August 7, 2015

Ralph Young is a history professor at Temple University. He has done extensive research in the history of protest movements, terrorist organizations, and 17th-century Puritanism. He is the author of Dissent: The History of an American Idea, a narrative history…

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Making Human Capital Analytics Work: A book review by Bob Morris

August 3, 2015

Making Human Capital Analytics Work: Measuring the ROI of Human Capital Processes and Outcomes Patricia Pulliam Phillips and Jack J. Phillips McGraw-Hill (2015) How to connect HR to business, predict the value of HR initiatives, and optimize the value of…

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John Kotter on the Major Pitfalls of Organizational Transformation

July 23, 2015

In Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail (HBR OnPoint 2000), John Kotter identifies and discusses eight “pitfalls” to avoid when embarked upon organizational transformation. Here they are, accompanied by my brief comments: 1. Not establishing a great enough sense of…

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Workplace Wellness that Works: A book review by Bob Morris

July 14, 2015

Workplace Wellness that Works: 10 Steps to Infuse Well-Being & Vitality into Any Organization Laura Putnam John Wiley & Sons (2015) To accelerate personal growth and professional development, no other single source offers more and better guidance. I agree with…

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Daniel Kahneman on “The Illusion [or Delusion] of Validity”

July 12, 2015

I recently re-read Dan Kahneman‘s Thinking, Fast and Slow, and was amazed by how much that I noted in his narrative, this time, that I had either missed or misunderstood during previous readings. In Chapter 20, “The Illusion of Validity,”…

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Transformative HR: A book review by Bob Morris

July 7, 2015

Transformative HR: How Great Companies Use Evidence-Based Change for Sustainable Advantage John W. Boudreau and Ravin Jesuthasan Joszsey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2011) How and why the principles underlying evidence-based change bring clarity and validity to decisions about human capital In my…

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Peter J. Boni: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

July 5, 2015

Peter J. Boni has advanced by taking on the tough assignments of repositioning organizations that had run aground. During his career, he added nearly $5 billion of value as a science and technology CEO (public, private, IPO), consultant, director, and…

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