Month: March 2025

Reset: A Book Review (Revisited) by Bob Morris

March 16, 2025

Reset: A Leader’s Guide to Work in an Age of Upheaval Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. PublicAffairs (September 2021) How to think differently about thinking differently when leading change initiatives Much of what Johnny Taylor shares in this book is based…

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Bill George on developing high-impact leaders

March 15, 2025

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Bill George by Rick Tetzeli for the McKinsey & Company’s Blog . * * * Former Medtronic CEO Bill George guides emerging business leaders through the management transition of a lifetime.…

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Why Great Ideas Die on Managers’ Desks — and How to Save Them

March 15, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Vijaya Venkataramani and Kathryn M. Bartol for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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A Sense of Where You Are: What makes a truly great basketball player?

March 14, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by John McPhee for The New Yorker (January 25, 1965). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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How Is Your Team Spending the Time Saved by Gen AI?

March 13, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article based on various souyfrces for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Michał Bednarski   …

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Dave Ulrich on accelerating development of high-impact leaders: One of my most popular interviews

March 13, 2025

It’s time to revisit one of the most popular interviews I have as yet conducted. The value of the insights has increased substantially during the years since Dave and I discussed challenges that C-level executives continue to face.  * *…

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Break Down Silos for Visibility Into Enterprise Risk

March 12, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Richard Chambers for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  A. Richard…

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Managing Up: A Book Review by Bob Morris

March 11, 2025

Managing Up: How to Get What You Need from the People in Charge Melody Wilding Crown Currency (March q2025) How to turn the way your situation at work is into the way you want it to be  To what does…

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A New Machine Learning Approach Answers What-If Questions

March 11, 2025

Causal ML enables managers to explore different options to improve decision-making. The Research The authors worked with companies in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, finance, travel, and media to develop and implement causal ML models for a variety of business functions. The companies…

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Five Traits of Leaders Who Excel at Decision-Making

March 10, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by David Tuckett for McKinsey Quarterly. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:    Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR…

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