Month: March 2020

Building resilient operations

March 7, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article Written by Dominik Lelièvre, Philipp Radtke, Marta Rohr, and Rafael Westinner for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm,…

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Innovation at scale: A discussion with Beth Comstock

March 6, 2020

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a conversation with Beth Comstock featured in an article for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…

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Crashing Henry VIII’s Court One Last Time With Hilary Mantel

March 6, 2020

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10 Steps to Creating a Data-Driven Culture

March 6, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by David Waller 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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Evidence-Based Recruiting: A book review by Bob Morris

March 5, 2020

Evidence-Based Recruiting: How to Build a Company of Star Performers Through Systematic and Repeatable Hiring Practices Atta Tarki McGraw Hill (January 2020 “The team with the best players wins.” Jack Welch My own opinion is that the team with the…

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Shattering the glass screen

March 5, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Lucas Beard, Jonathan Dunn, Jess Huang, and Alexis Krivkovich for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…

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What It Takes: A book review by Bob Morris

March 4, 2020

What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence Stephen A. Schwarzman Avid Reader/an imprint of Simon & Schuster (September 2019) A man whose capabilities and achievements are for all seasons With substantial assistance from Philip Delves Broughton, Stephen Schwarzman…

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To Guide the Labor Movement’s Future, She Looks to Its Past

March 4, 2020

Here is another superb article from David Gelles for The New York Times in which he shares his conversation with Sarah Horowitz. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. Credit: …

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The Big Idea

March 4, 2020

Here’s an invitation to consider very seriously from Harvard Business Review. HBR’s digital series examines the most pressing topics facing business today. Join us for articles, videos, podcasts, webinars, events, and more. For example: Leading a New Era of Climate…

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Creating Flannery O’Connor: A book review by Bob Morris

March 3, 2020

Creating Flannery O’Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers Daniel Moran The University of Georgia Press (September 2016) “The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” Flannery O’Connor All authors pose challenges to those who write…

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