Month: November 2014
Benedict J. Carey is a science reporter for The New York Times who focuses on brain and behavior topics. He writes about neuroscience, psychiatry and neurology, as well as everyday psychology. The territory includes the large and the small, memory…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Paul J. Zak for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email…
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As Heineken marks its 150th year, CEO Jean-François van Boxmeer speaks about innovation, managing for the long term, and how he aims to uphold the company’s rich legacy. What challenges are unique to leading an iconic company deep into its…
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Rod Pyle is author of multiple best-selling books on space exploration and innovation for major publishers including Smithsonian, McGraw-Hill, HarperCollins, Prometheus/Random House, Sterling and Carlton. His most recent books are Innovation the NASA Way: Harnessing the Power of Your Organization…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Beshears and Francesca Gino for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive…
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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster (2014) For so many of those involved with collaborative, breakthrough innovations, “Bliss was in that dawn to be alive.” What we…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Aaron De Smet, Johanne Lavoie, and Elizabeth Schwartz Hioe for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain how and why putting leadership development at the heart of…
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The Discomfort Zone: How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations Into Breakthroughs Marcia Reynolds Berrett-Koehler (2014) If you are not in a positive discomfort zone, get a different map and compass. I read and reviewed Marcia Reynolds’ previous book, Wander Woman: How…
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In the first chapter of Twitter is Not a Strategy: Rediscovering the Art of Brand Marketing, to be published by Palgrave Macmillan (November 2014), Tom Doctoroff observes, ” For those of you now associated with an organization that is struggling…
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Liz Wiseman on why experience can sometimes be overrated and inexperience underrated
In her latest book, Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work, Liz Wiseman shares the results of a survey conducted by members of her research team. They studied almost 400 workplace scenaria, comparing and contrasting…
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