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Uncommon Accountability: A book review by Bob Morris

January 16, 2022

Uncommon Accountability: A Radical New Approach to Greater Success and Fulfillment Brian P. Morgan and Michael Lennington Wiley (December 2021) How to take personal ownership of your state in life In his classic work, Denial of Death, Ernest Becker acknowledges…

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Influence and Impact: A book review by Bob Morris

January 10, 2022

Influence and Impact: Discover and Excel at What Your Organization Needs from You the Most Bill Berman and George Bradt Wiley (June 2021) What your organization REALLY wants from you may not be what you think it is According to…

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Gorillas Can Dance: A book review by Bob Morris

December 14, 2021

Gorillas Can Dance: Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups Shameen Prashantham Wiley (September 2021) “There may be trouble ahead But while there’s moonlight And music and love and romance Let’s face the music and dance.” Seth…

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Why innovation is always a collaborative process

November 22, 2021

In How Innovation Works, Matt Ridley explains how and why innovation happens “when people are free to think, experiment, and speculate. It happens when people can trade with each other. It happens when people are relatively prosperous, not desperate. It…

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Elevating the Human Experience: A book review by Bob Morris

November 15, 2021

Elevating the Human Experience: Three Paths to Love and Worth at Work Amelia Dunlop Wiley (October 2021) “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” Margaret Mead This book’s title correctly suggests that, in terms of of…

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The New Builders: A book review by Bob Morris

May 30, 2021

The New Builders: Face to Face with the True Future of Business Seth Levine and Elizabeth MacBride Wiley (May 2001) How and why the next generation of entrepreneurs will determine the future of business in the U.S. Each of what…

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Burn: A book review by Bob Morris

March 31, 2021

Burn: How Grit, Innovation, and a Dash of Luck Ignited a Multi-Million Dollar Success Story Mei Xu Wiley (March 2021) How and why grit, innovation, and a dash of luck can realize “the promise of America” Mei Xu (pronounced “may…

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The Engine of Inequality: A book review by Bob Morris

March 12, 2021

The Engine of Inequality: The Fed and the Future of Wealth in America Karen Petrou Wiley (March 2021) How to avoid “weak growth, high-risk finance, low wages, negative savings, and lost hope” I agree with Karen Petrou that “US income…

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The Vision Code: A book review by Bob Morris

February 4, 2021

The Vision Code: How to Create and Execute a Compelling Vision for Your Business Oleg Konovalov Wiley (January 2021) “Vision without execution is hallucination.”  Thomas Edison Even if a company retained Oleg Konovalov to help its C-level executives to formulate…

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Digital Business Transformation: A book review by Bob Morris

January 30, 2021

Digital Business Transformation: How Established Companies Sustain Competitive Advantage From Now to Next Nigel Vaz Wiley (January 2021) How companies thrive by defending, differentiating, or disrupting themselves and their markets Drawing upon wide and deep experience with all manner of…

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