Month: February 2022

Finding Your Company’s Second Act

February 21, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Larry Downes and Paul Nunes 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…

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One of the Greatest Business Decisions: How Intel got consumers to love its chips (1991)

February 20, 2022

The material that follows is adapted from The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time: Apple, Ford, IBM, Zappos, and others made radical choices that changed the course of business, by Verne Harnish, CEO of Gazelles, and the editors of Fortune,…

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Hacking into humanity

February 19, 2022

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of an interview of Amy Webb by Raju Narisetti 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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A (Very) Simple Way to Improve Your Writing  

February 19, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mark Rennella 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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Sprint: A book review by Bob Morris

February 18, 2022

Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days Jake Knapp with John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz Simon & Schuster (March 2016) Here is a unique methodology “to solve big problems, test new ideas, get…

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Six Principles of Systems Thinking

February 17, 2022

Here is a brief but solid explanation of one of the most important concepts associated with metacognition. For a wider and deeper examination of systems thinking, I highly recommend Wallace Wright’s Learn Systems Thinking: Use Problem Solving Skills, Understand the…

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Beyond financials: Helping small and medium-size enterprises [SMEs] thrive

February 17, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Diaan-Yi Lin, Sruthi Namratha Rayavarapu, Karim Tadjeddine, and Rebecca Yeoh 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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Wall Street Journal Opinion: The RNC turns into an Orwellian horror show

February 16, 2022

Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) in Washington, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Here is an excerpt from an article written by columnist Jennifer Rubin, featured by the Wall Street Journal. To read the complete…

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Being intentional and being lucky: An interview with Barry Lawson Williams

February 16, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Barry Lawson Williams by  Sara Prince and Tawanda Sibanda 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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How to be an excellent CEO: Be bold and be right

February 15, 2022

True or false: caution is the better part of valor when leading in the face of uncertainty. False, according to Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra, McKinsey senior partners and authors of the forthcoming book, CEO Excellence: The Six…

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