“There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all”

The 5 Choices: A book review by Bob Morris

February 23, 2015

The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill, and Leena Rinne Simon & Schuster (2015) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” — Peter…

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Lead Like it Matters…Because it Does: A book review by Bob

December 17, 2014

Lead Like it Matters…Because it Does: Practical Leadership Tools to Inspire and Engage Your People and Create Great Results Roxi Behar Hewertson McGraw-Hill (2015) Every organization needs effective leadership at all levels and in all areas of the given enterprise.…

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The Future of Work: A book review by Bob Morris

December 10, 2014

The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization Jacob Morgan John Wiley & Sons (2014) The future workplace environment: one within which personal growth and professional development are most likely to flourish Years…

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Brian Tracy on Management: A book review by Bob Morris

June 13, 2014

Management Brian Tracy AMACOM (2014) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker This is one of the volumes in The Brian Tracy Success Library. Thus far,…

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Michael Marquardt on “How Action Learning Develops Questioning Leaders”

May 20, 2014

According to Michael Marquardt in Leading with Questions: How Leaders Find the Right Solutions by Knowing What to Ask (Second Edition), asking the right questions is one of the most important — and yet most under-appreciated — skills that executives…

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Gamify: A book review by Bob Morris

May 17, 2014

Gamify: How Gamification Motivates People to Do Extraordinary Things Brian Burke Bibliomotion (2014) How and why focusing on gamification can help organizations to motivate their people to achieve shared goals I was introduced to game theory when I enrolled in…

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Strategy is Everyone’s Job: A book review by Bob Morris

March 27, 2014

Strategy is Everyone’s Job Steven J. Stowell and Stephanie S, Mead CMOE Press (2013) How and why even a slight competitive advantage can be decisive for an organization…and a career This is my favorite passage in Lao-Tzu’s Tao Te Ching…

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Strength-Based Lean Six Sigma: A book review by Bob Morris

February 24, 2014

Strength-Based Lean Six Sigma: Building Positive and Engaging Business Improvement David Shaked KoganPage (2014) How and why one approach to Lean Six Sigma “is more natural to work with and more sustainable in the long run” Where to begin? David…

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The Joy of Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

October 7, 2013

The Joy of Strategy: A Business Plan for Life Allison Rimm bibliomotion books + media (2013) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” — Peter Drucker I selected…

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Dave Ulrich: A third interview by Bob Morris

June 21, 2013

Dave Ulrich is a Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at the RBL Group, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He studies how organizations build capabilities of leadership,…

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