Month: August 2021
Here is an excerpt from tbhe transcript of an interview of Michelle Gass by Sajal Kohli for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…
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Quality Sharedholders: How the Best Managers Attract and Keep Them Lawrence A. Cunningham Columbia Business School Publishing (November 2020) Why managers in public companies usually get the shareholders they deserve, for better or worse Years ago, Jackie Huba and Ben…
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Here is an excerpt from a “classic” article written by Erika Herb, Keith Leslie, and Colin Price for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…
Read MoreWhen ranking the greatest catchers throughout the history of baseball, I immediately think of (in alpha order) Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, and Pudge Rodriguez among those I have seen play, either in person or on television. Berra’s observations are probably…
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Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2012: A Fortune Magazine Book Carol J. Loomis Portfolio/Penguin Group (2012) “When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever.” Warren Buffett Note: I…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Hugh Bachmann, Dominic Skerritt, and Elizabeth Young McNally 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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Here is an excerpt from an interview of Tom Weck (right) by Jeffrey Lewis and Steve Van Kuiken 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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Hyman G. Rickover (1900–1986) was an admiral in the U.S. Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. In addition, he oversaw the…
Read MoreHere is another superb article from David Gelles for The New York Times in which he shares his conversation with Lynn Jurich. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. Credit: Guerin Blask for The New York Times * *…
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Origins of Five Major Sports
From preliminary research that involved several sources, I learned the following about five major sports: References to games resembling BASEBALL in the United States date back to the 18th century. Its most direct ancestors appear to be two English games:…
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