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By nature, the most prominent mavericks throughout business history have been pioneers who, at great risk, challenged and in some ways re-defined an entire industry, achieving great success within it. Any list of them must include: Mary Kay Ash (career…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rosabeth Moss Kanter for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out other articles and resources, and/or sign up for a free subscription to Harvard Business…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, Kevin Sneader, and Kurt Strovink for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm,…
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The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss Kathy Caprino HarperCollins Leadership (July 2020) “Others cannot make you feel inferior without your permission.” Eleanor Roosevelt The Roosevelt observation is generally true although there are exceptions. Here’s a personal…
Read MoreEdmund Burke in Britain’s House of Commons.Credit…Photo12/Universal Images Group, via Getty Images Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Bret Stephens for The New York Times in which he reminds us it’s hard to respect democratic political…
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According to Anthony Robbins, “People tend to overestimate what they can achieve in a year, but underestimate what they can achieve in a decade.” I agree. Some goals take much longer to achieve than do others. Warren Buffett observes:…
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The Smithsonian Institution was established with funds from James Smithson (1765–1829), a British scientist who left his estate to the United States to found “at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion…
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My family and I lived for several years in Sudbury (MA) and my office was in Concord nearby. Our three sons learned to swim in Walden Pond until classes were no longer conducted at this historical site. Henry David Thoreau…
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Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America Christopher Leonard Simon & Schuster (August 2019) One of Charles Koch’s greatest skills: “analyzing and mitigating risk” in order to achieve long-term success Until reading this book, I…
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Research: How One Bad Employee Can Corrupt a Whole Team
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Stephen Dimmock and William C. Gerkenfor Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and…
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