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The Myth of Meritocracy

June 2, 2016

In The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing, Michael J. Mauboussin rigorously examines a common mistake when making predictions: failing to recognize luck’s existence or miscalculating its influence, “and as a consequence we dwell too…

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Jeffrey Pfeffer on Leadership BS: An interview by Bob Morris

February 28, 2016

Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, where he has taught since 1979. Prior to Stanford, Pfeffer taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University…

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The Making of Ferguson: Public Policies at the Root of Its Troubles

July 11, 2015

Here is the Executive Summary of a “must read” article written by Richard Rothstein for the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank created in 1986 to include the needs of low- and middle-income workers in economic policy…

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Synthesis, capabilities, and overlooked insights: Next frontiers for strategists

November 14, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Fred Gluck, Michael G. Jacobides, and Dan Simpson for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. The founder of McKinsey’s Strategy Practice, a London Business School professor, and a…

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The Self-Inflicted U.S. Brain Drain

October 23, 2014

Illustration: David Klein Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Michael Malone for the Wall Street Journal in which he notes that up to 1.5 million skilled workers are stuck in immigration limbo. Many give up and go…

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The Brain’s Crowdsourcing Software

December 7, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Alison Gopnik for the Wall Street Journal. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Image credit: Magoz * * * Over the…

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Reality Principles: An Interview with John R. Searle

February 12, 2013

During an interview of him conducted by Steven R. Postrel and Edward Feser, during which eminent philosopher John R. Searle defends free speech, free inquiry, and the Enlightenment. Here is an excerpt. To read the complete interview at the reason.com archives,…

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Jeffrey Pfeffer: An interview by Bob Morris

June 29, 2011

Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University where he has taught since 1979. He is the author or co-author of thirteen books including The Human Equation: Building…

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