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Conscious: The Power of Awareness in Business and Life Bob Rosen and Emma-Kate Swann John Wiley & Sons (July 2018) “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Pogo the Possum In Plato’s Apology, Socrates is on trial for…
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In their classic HBR article, “Cognitive Fitness,” Roderick Gilkey and Clint Kilts share their thoughts about how to remain mentally healthy, especially now when the business world is more volatile, more uncertain, more complex, and more ambiguous than ever before.…
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In Creative Selection, Ken Kocienda takes his reader inside Apple’s design process during “The Golden Age of Steve Jobs.” He explains how and why, in order to “understand what makes Apple what it is, its essence, you need to understand software.” He identifies…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Chris Bradley, Martin Hirt, and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain…
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The Future of Work: Robots, AI, and Automation Darrell M. West Brookings Press (May 2018) “The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed.” William Gibson I agree with Darrell West that various technologies are altering and…
Read MoreIn the latest of his eight books, SCRAMBLE, Marty Neumeier provides a fictional account of a young CEO in trouble. He and his team have five weeks to reimagine their company. If the board approves their plan, they’ll live to…
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Something Wonderful: Rogers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution Todd S. Purdum Henry Holt and Company (April 2018) A collaboration unsurpassed by any other in the history of musical theatre throughout the 20th century From Oklahoma! in 1943 until The Sound of…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Jeff Luhnow for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register to…
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How to Recover from a Cultural Faux Pas
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. * * * A social mistake in another culture isn’t…
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