Fri.Jul 08, 2011

First Friday Book Synopsis

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Pixar’s “Daily” – Yes, You Do Accomplish What You Meet About (Reinforcing one of the “takeaways” from Josh Linkner’s Disciplined Dreaming)

First Friday Book Synopsis

This morning, I presented my synopsis of Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven Guide to Drive Breakthrough Creativity by Josh Linkner, at the July First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas. It is hard to come up with the most important portion of the book. It could be this one: Businesses have systems and processes for everything, from [.].

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3 Tips for Dealing with an Urgent Request

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. We live in an instant-response world where a simple push of a button can make something feel urgent. Next time you get that email with the little red [.].

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HBR on INSPIRING & EXECUTING INNOVATION: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Harvard Business Review on INSPIRING & EXECUTING INNOVATION Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to create and then deliver new or better products and services This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of articles that first appeared in HBR. In this instance, its ten articles focus on one or [.].

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Made to Stick: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Chip Heath and Dan Heath Random House (2007) The art and science of devising ideas that have impact and endurance This is one of the most entertaining as well as one of the most thought-provoking and informative books I have read in recent years. Chip [.].

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