Month: November 2017
Biograpy.com is one of the best online sources for biography and general history material. For example: Greta Garbo is best known for her acting career, in both silent and talking films before World War II. “I was born. I had…
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Drawing: Frank Cotham for The New Yorker In Quirky, Melissa A. Schilling focuses on eight “breakthrough innovators”: Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Elon Musk, Dean Kamen, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, and Steve Jobs. While doing so, she draws upon…
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The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose Zach Mercurio Advantage Media Group (October 2017) “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” Friedrich Nietzsche During an interview years…
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Here is an excerpt from an interview Alison Beard conducted 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 alerts, please click here.…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article 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 receive email alerts,…
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Biograpy.com is one of the best online sources for biography and general history material. For example: George Lucas is a writer, producer and director known for his creation of the enormously successful ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ film franchises. I…
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The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World Maya Jasanoff Penguin Press (November 2017) “The horror! The horror!… is not so far under the surface as we think.” As I began to read Maya Jasanoff’s journey of personal discovery…
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“People aren’t powerless in the face of new technologies; the future of work is up to us.” Here is a brief excerpt from a transcript of a lively conversation during which James Manyika and Matthew Taylor discuss that subject for…
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10 Inventions That Shaped the Workplace
Here is an excerpt from an article by Kim Lightbody for Fast Company magazine in which she briefly explains how each of ten breakthrough innovations have had a great impact on the workplace. To read the complete article, check out…
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