Month: January 2013

Making internal collaboration work: An interview with Don Tapscott

January 26, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from the transcript of an interview of Don Tapscott with McKinsey’s Rik Kirkland in September 2012. Tapscott is an an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto as well as an author and strategist who,…

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Mel Brooks: “Unhinged” and Loving It

January 25, 2013

Mel Brooks has made a name for himself with comedy classics like Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and The Producers. He has been entertaining audiences for more than five decades. A master writer, actor, comedian and producer, he came from humble…

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Frank Luntz on the FRONTLINE

January 25, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Frank Luntz, part of the FRONTLINE series. Since 1983, it has served as American public television’s flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its debut on PBS as “the last best hope…

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The Master and His Emissary: A book review by Bob Morris

January 25, 2013

The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World  Iain McGilchrist Yale University Press (2009) “How do we understand the world, if there are different versions of it to reconcile?” Note: The terms “master” and “emissary” as well as their correlations…

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Peter Thiel’s Extreme Philosophy of Focus and Prioritization

January 25, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Walter Chen and featured in an issue of BusinessInsider. To read the complete article, please click here. Photo: Suzie Katz via Flickr * * * “What are your top five…

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The Fourth Great Awakening & the Future of Egalitarianism: A book review by Bob Morris

January 24, 2013

The Fourth Great Awakening & the Future of Egalitarianism  Robert William Fogel University of Chicago Press (August 1, 2000) Note: I read this book when it was first published more than a decade ago and recently re-read it while preparing interview questions. For those such…

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Tim Leberecht on “What entrepreneurs can learn from artists”

January 24, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Tim Leberecht for CNNMoney, a service of CNN, Fortune & Money. Leberecht explains why, like artists, startup founders must cultivate creative habits to see the world afresh and create something new. To check out…

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William Deresiewicz on “Solitude and Leadership”

January 24, 2013

Here is an excerpt from a lecture delivered by William Deresiewicz to the plebe class at the United States Military Academy at West Point in October 2009. I came upon it in The American Scholar magazine, the venerable but lively…

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Karen Firestone on “The Catch-22 of Being a Female Boss”

January 23, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Karen Firestone for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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Guardians of the Fairy Tale: The Brothers Grimm

January 23, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Thomas O’Neill and featured by the National Geographic Society, founded in 1888, It has since become one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world, headquartered in…

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