Month: July 2018

How to win at M&A

July 6, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Oliver Engert and Emily O’Loughlin 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…

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Lincoln & Churchill: A book review by Bob Morris

July 6, 2018

Lincoln & Churchill: Statesmen at War Lewis E. Lehrman Stackpole Books (2018) An intimate analysis of two supreme commanders “at the summit of human endurance — namely, wars of national survival” Lewis Lehman offers what is, in my opinion, the…

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Decision-making: avoiding turf wars

July 5, 2018

ere is a brief excerpt from an article written by Aaron De Smet, J.R. Maxwell and Ryan Harper for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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How Humble Leadership Really Works

July 5, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dan Cable 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…

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Become a More Productive Learner

July 4, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Matt Plummer and Jo Wilson 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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8 ways to build a future-proof organization

July 4, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Chris Gagnon and Aaron De Smet 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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Avoid These 4 Behaviors That Derail Conversations

July 3, 2018

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 When difficult conversations at work go wrong, they can rapidly devolve into unproductive…

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Abraham Lincoln & Willpower: A Profile

July 3, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Nancy Koehn for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In Forged in Crisis, She offers a brilliant discussion of five quite remarkable people, each of whom is indeed a…

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A revolution in interaction

July 2, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from a “classic” article (1997) written by Patrick Butler, Ted W. Hall, Alistair M. Hanna, Lenny Mendonca, Byron Auguste, James Manyika, and Anupam Sahay for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the…

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“Look at me. I’m not ashamed of who I am and what I am.”

July 2, 2018

In Part I of Joy Ride published by W.W. Norton (2015), John Lahr devotes a separate chapter in Part I to each of twelve playwrights, including August Wilson (1945-2005). Here is a brief excerpt: “Wilson’s work is a conscious answer…

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