Month: July 2014
Code Halos: How the Digital Lives of People, Things, and Organizations are Changing the Rules of Business Malcolm Frank, Paul Roehrig, and Ben Pring John Wiley & Sons (2014) How and why halo issues are, in fact, business issues for…
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In Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World (Belfer Center Studies in International Security), Graham Allison and Robert D. Blackwill, with Ali Wyne, examine the global perspectives of Lee Kuan Yew. Never…
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Journalist Carl Honoré believes the Western world’s emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there’s a backlash brewing, as everyday people start putting the brakes on their all-too-modern lives. “By slowing down at the right moments,…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Elaine Orler for Talent Management magazine. To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines…
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Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York is one of the best books I have read in several years. He and his camera have roamed the five boroughs of New York and dozens of his encounters are in the book. Here…
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According to mckinsey.com readers, these were the most popular articles during the Second Quarter of 2014. Here’s a direct link to reading any/all of them. 1. Change leader, change thyself: Anyone who pulls the organization in new directions must look…
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Actually, there are three: o In person, with the fireworks launched from a barge offshore Martha’s Vineyard o Also in person, following Arthur Fiedler’s last performance with the Boston Pops in a park along the Charles River on July 4,…
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Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion David Zweig Portfolio/The Penguin Group (2014) “There is no limit to what can be accomplished if it doesn’t matter who gets the credit.” Ralph Waldo Emerson In an…
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Joe McCormack is on a mission to help organizations master the art of the short story. In an age of shrinking attention spans, non-stop interruptions, and a flood of information, the messages business leaders send out are getting lost in…
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Ruth Chang on “How to make hard choices”
Here’s a talk that could literally change your life. Which career should I pursue? Should I break up — or get married?! Where should I live? Big decisions like these can be agonizingly difficult. But that’s because we think about…
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