Month: February 2023
An Illustrated Business History of the United States Richard Vague University of Pennsylvania Press (2021) A multi-dimensional examination of business in the United States, 1763-2015 The sequence of fourteen chapters of abundant material begins with “America’s First Business” (1763-1789) and…
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Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High David Noble and Carol Kauffman Harvard Business Review Press (February 2023) The power of three-dimensional leadership for all seasons Companies annually ranked among those most highly admired and best…
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Here is an excerpt from an article by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman and Martin Seligman for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illusztration Credit: Rafael Lopez/theispot.com *…
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What a Unicorn Knows: How Leading Entrepreneurs Use Lean Principles to Drive Sustainable Growth Matthew May and Pablo Dominguez Matt Holt Books (February 2023) How and why do only a few startups become “unicorns” and all the others don’t? In…
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Since childhood until about ten years ago, I have been an enthusiast (if not a fanatic) about baseball. Played it in high school and college, then coached it at two boarding schools in New England at which I taught English…
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Here is a “classic” article written by Lauren Collins for The New Yorker and published in June 2009. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Robert Risko * * *…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Joshua Rothman for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about subscription rates, please click here. Illustration by Miguel Porlan * * * Some people…
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Here is an excerpt from an interview by Sean Brown of Michael Birshan and Ishaan Seth 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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Give a F*ck, Actually: Reclaim Yourself with the 5 Steps of Radical Emotional Acceptance Alex Wills Skyhorse Publishing (January 2023) How to make a commitment to whatever is REALLY most important to you I had no idea why Alex Wills…
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How Organizations Can Balance Authenticity With Propriety
Here is an excerpt from an article by Denise Hamilton for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Boundaries and accountability are key to…
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