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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/29/13)

May 6, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Customer CEO: How to Profit from the Power of Your Customers Chuck Wall The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market…

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What successful organizational transformations share: McKinsey Global Survey results

May 2, 2013

When organizational transformations succeed, managers typically pay attention to “people issues,” especially fostering collaboration among leaders and employees and building capabilities. Here is a brief excerpt from an article which shares the result of a McKinsey Global Study (in 2010)…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/22/13)

April 28, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Power of Why: Breaking Out in a Competitive Marketplace Richard Weylman New Harvest Creative Intelligence: Harnessing the Power to Create,…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/15/13)

April 21, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization Dan Pontefract The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American…

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Givers take all: The hidden dimension of corporate culture

April 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Adam Grant for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, Grant explains how and why, by encouraging employees to both seek and provide help, rewarding givers, and…

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Evolution of the networked enterprise: McKinsey Global Survey results

April 17, 2013

Here is an excerpt from another McKinsey Global Study during which executives indicate that the adoption of social-media tools at their companies is high—and that this usage could spur additional benefits. To read the complete report, check out other resources,…

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Chip Heath and Olivier Sibony on “Making great decisions”

April 15, 2013

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a conversation featured by The McKinsey Quarterly during which Stanford’s Chip Heath and McKinsey’s Olivier Sibony discuss new research, fresh frameworks, and practical tools for decision makers. To read the complete transcript,…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/8/13)

April 14, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet Ramez Naam World Changers: 25 Entrepreneurs Who Changed Business as…

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Evolution of the networked enterprise: McKinsey Global Survey results

April 11, 2013

Here is an excerpt from another McKinsey Global Study during which executives indicate that the adoption of social-media tools at their companies is high—and that this usage could spur additional benefits. To read the complete report, check out other resources,…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/1/13)

April 7, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win Steven Gary Blank Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You:…

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