Month: November 2020

A McKinsey classic, “Risk: Seeing around the corners”

November 30, 2020

Here is an excerpt from another classic article, written by Eric Lamarre and Martin Pergler for the McKinsey Quarterly and published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here.…

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At Wharton, a New Leader Confronts the Culture Wars

November 30, 2020

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

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John Belushi in Focus: What a New Film Gets Right and What It Misses

November 29, 2020

John Belushi at the height of his fame, as one half of the Blues Brothers with Dan Aykroyd.Credit…Richard McCaffrey/Showtime Here is an excerpt from an article by Jason Zinoman that appeared in The New York Times. To read the complete…

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Anyone Can Learn to Be a Better Leader

November 29, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Monique Valcour 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,…

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Invent & Wander: A book review by Bob Morris

November 28, 2020

Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos Harvard Business Review Press (November 2020) For this CEO, it will always be “Day 1” What we have in this volume is a collection of Jeff Bezos’ writings: shareholder…

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Today’s skills, tomorrow’s jobs: How will your team fare in the future of work?

November 28, 2020

  Automation will leave few roles untouched—and not everyone will be reskilled or redeployed successfully. Here’s what leaders can do now to give their talent, and their organizations, the best opportunity to thrive in an uncertain future. Here is an…

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Amazon’s Day 1 Mindset

November 27, 2020

In recently published Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and CEO explains why — from the beginning — he and his management team have been guided by a Day 1 mindset. “Staying in Day…

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How the Best Leaders Answer “What Are We Here for?”

November 27, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Margaret Heffernan 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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The 50 Greatest Breakthroughs Since the Wheel

November 26, 2020

Here is an excerpt from a classic articled by James Fallows that appeared in The Atlantic magazine in 2013. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about various subscription rates, Please click here. * * *…

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Anthony Hopkins Makes It Look Simple. (And Maybe It Should Be.)

November 25, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from a article about Anthony Hopkins by Kyle Buchanan for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep discount subscription rates, please click here. Credit: Ryan…

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