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Bill Capodagli on the “Disney Way: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

January 11, 2023

Bill Capodagli (pronounced Cap-o-die) co-authored one of Fortune magazine’s “Best Business Books of 1999,” The Disney Way. Prior to co-founding Capodagli Jackson Consulting in 1993, Bill held managerial positions at the consulting firms of AT Kearney and Ernst & Whinney…

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Driving Digital Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

August 5, 2021

Driving Digital Strategy: A Guide to Reimagining Your Business Sunil Gupta Harvard Business Review Press (August 2018) “What got you here won’t get you there.” Marshall Goldsmith In fact, I am convinced that what got you here won’t even allow…

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George Lucas on his life and work

November 5, 2020

Thank you, IMDb, for providing a wealth of information about  the entertainment world. For example, about the life and work of George Lucas. He was born in 1944 and raised on a walnut ranch in Modesto, California. His father was…

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Create in a Flash: A book review by Bob Morris

November 24, 2019

Create in a Flash: A Leader’s Recipe for Breakthrough Innovation Roger Firestien Green Tractor Publishing (October 2019) Practical advice on how to achieve high-impact results with breakthrough innovation Whatever their size and nature may be, all organizations need effective leadership…

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A magic kingdom awaits….

August 14, 2019

How would you like to tour Disneyland…with Walt Disney as your guide? Well, you can if you click here. And to learn much more about Disney’s life and work, please click here.      

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On Algorithms, for Better or Worse

April 25, 2019

The Wiki definition: “In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an unambiguous specification of how to solve a class of problems. Algorithms can perform calculation, data processing, automated reasoning, and other tasks.” In A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence,…

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Driving Digital Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

August 25, 2018

Driving Digital Strategy: A Guide to Reimagining Your Business Sunil Gupta Harvard Business Review Press (August 2018) “What got you here won’t get you there.” Marshall Goldsmith In fact, I am convinced that what got you here won’t even allow…

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Fantasyland: A book review by Bob Morris

November 25, 2017

Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Kurt Andersen Random House (September 2017) How and why the last five centuries have made the United States susceptible to fantasy and self-delusion All major research studies in neuroscience indicate that people…

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From acorns to oak trees

May 5, 2017

It is important to keep in mind that all of the Fortune 500 companies began as a start-up. For example: Eli Lilly and Company: A pharmacist and Union officer, Colonel Eli Lilly, started his company with $1,300 in 1876 and…

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Steven Spielberg: A book review by Bob Morris

March 14, 2017

Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films Molly Haskell Yale University Press (January 2017) “Everything about me is in my films.” Steven Spielberg There is substantial truth in Steven Spielberg’s observation, as Molly Haskell indicates in this brief but remarkably comprehensive…

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