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Ten Types of Innovation: A book review by Bob Morris

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Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthroughs Larry Keeley with Ryan Pikkel, Brian Quinn, and Helen Walters John Wiley & Sons (2013) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison With regard to the Edison quotation, I agree while presuming to add, “Execution without discipline is merely activity.”

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Unrelenting Innovation: A book review by Bob Morris

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Unrelenting Innovation: How to Build a Culture for Market Dominance Gerard J.

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How Innovative Is Your Company’s Culture?

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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Jay Rao and Joseph Weintraub for The MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, obtain subscription information, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. Image courtesy of Flickr user reway2007. * * * Today’s executives want their companies [.].

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 8/19/13)

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Bob''s blog entries "Givers take all: The hidden dimension of corporate culture" "How Do You Create Innovation in Your Business? 'I Bob''s blog entries "Givers take all: The hidden dimension of corporate culture" "How Do You Create Innovation in Your Business?

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 2/4/13)

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I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Creative Conspiracy: The New Rules of Breakthrough Collaboration Leigh Thompson This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking John Brockman, Editor Unrelenting Innovation: How to Build a Culture for Market Dominance Gerard [.].

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 8/5/13)

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I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry David C. Robertson with Bill Breen The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win (Fifth Edition) […].

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Four Innovative Initiatives to Attract and Retain Diverse Women

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Here is an article written by Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

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