Month: March 2022

Picasso’s Perspectives

March 23, 2022

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, famous for paintings like Guernica and for the art movement known as Cubism. A Spanish painter, he was also a sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and stage designer considered…

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CEO Excellence: A book review by Bob Morris

March 23, 2022

CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra Scribner (March 2022) How and why the best “playmakers” can — and do — write their own “playbook” As I…

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How to Become an Expert at (Almost) Anything

March 22, 2022

Here is an excerpt from a “classic” article co-authored by K. Anders Ericsson, Michael J. Prietula, and Edward T. Cokely, “The Making of an Expert,” that appeared in the Harvard Business Review (July/August 2007). You can purchase a copy of the complete nine-page article and/or subscribe…

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Why Every Leader Needs to Worry About Toxic Culture

March 22, 2022

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Donald Sull, Charles Sull, William Cipolli, and Caio Brighenti for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep discount subscriptions (print and/or…

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The Storm of Creativity

March 21, 2022

The Storm of Creativity Kyna Leski The MIT Press (November 2018) “Wanting to know something that you do not know is the creative process” Kyna Leski To what does the title of this book refer? Kyna Leski suggests that a…

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Brick-and-Mortar Retail in the Age of Covid [comma] and Amazon

March 21, 2022

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

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When Women Leaders Leave, the Losses Multiply

March 20, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jacqueline Carter, Rasmus Hougaard, and Marissa Afton 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…

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More Training Won’t Solve Your Company’s Problems

March 19, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sue Bingham 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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Effective Employee Development Starts Where? With Managers Who Know What Is Needed

March 18, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Anand Chopra-McGowan 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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How to be an excellent CEO: Maintain balance

March 17, 2022

  Here is an excerpt from a conversation featured in McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. *…

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