Month: June 2020
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott Keller and Bill Schaninger for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…
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In a rare interview, the Nobel Prize winner discusses mortality, drawing inspiration from the past, and his new album, “Rough and Rowdy Ways.” Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Bob Dylan by Douglas Brinkley for The New…
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In Leadership in Turbulent Times, Doris Kearns Goodwin focuses on four U.S. presidents: Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, and LBJ. Three of them are of special interest because they of them struggled with deep depression while becoming without doubt among the…
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HBR’s 10 Must Reads On Leadership (Vol.2) Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (March 2020) “Your title makes you a manager; your people make you a leader.” Donna Dubinsky That is what Dubinsky said to her friend and colleague at…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alexander DiLeonardo, David Mendelsohn, Nikil Selvam, and Alexandra Wood for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…
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The Interpretation of Dreams: The Psychology Classic Sigmund Freud with an Introduction by Sarah Tomley Tom Butler-Bowdon, Series Editor Capstone/A Wiley Brand (May 2020) How to undertake “a high-risk adventure of self-revelation” to understand dreams Over the last 25-30 years,…
Read MoreHere 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. * * * There isn’t a uniform leadership style that works…
Read MoreHere are Bob Larkin‘s favorite insults. o “He’s a sheep in sheep’s clothing.” Winston Churchill’s opinion of Neville Chamberlain, his predecessor as Prime Minister. o “She ran the whole gamut of the emotions, from A to B.” Dorothy Parker on…
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Here is an excerpt from an article by Regi George Jenarius that caught my eye. To read the complete article, please click here. Illustration credit: spectator.co.uk * * * While all geniuses were not made equal, they all share with…
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John F. Kennedy and his “authorship” of Profiles in Courage
In Author in Chief, one of the most interesting books I have read in recent years, Craig Fehrman “tells the story of how, when, and why America’s presidents began writing books — and why Americans have been been so consistenty…
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