Month: July 2025

The Art of Asking Smarter Questions

July 25, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Arnaud Chevallier, Frédéric Dalsace, and Jean-Louis Barsoux for Harvard Business Review. These five techniques can drive great strategic decision-making. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email…

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Scenario Planning Amid Radical Uncertainty

July 24, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Steven Weber 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:   Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT…

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The Emotionally Intelligent Team: A Book Review by Bob Morris

July 24, 2025

The Emotionally Intelligent Team: Building Collaborative Groups That Outperform the Rest Vanessa Urch Druskat Harvard Business Review Press (July 2025) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African  Proverb In the…

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“Speed Is a Leadership Decision”: Interview of Andy Jassy by Adi Ignatius

July 23, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Andy Jassy by Adi Ignatius for Harvard Business Review (July/August 2025). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Sebastian…

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Frolics and Detours of a Short Hebrew Man: Mel Brooks’s indestructible comedy. 

July 23, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Kenneth Tynan for The New Yorker (October 22, 1978). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photograph…

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Pauline Kael on The Pure Sensation of “Good Fellas”

July 22, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic film review written by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker (September 17, 1990). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here.…

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Three Invisible Hurdles to Innovation

July 21, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott D. Anthony 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:  Carolyn…

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Attract New Customers Without Alienating Your Old Ones

July 20, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ryan Hamilton and Annie Wilson 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: …

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“Overcoming a bias for risk”: A Review Revisited

July 19, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article by Tim Koller, Dan Lovallo, and  Zane Williams for the McKinsey Quarterly (August 1, 2012). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * *…

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Intelligent Choices Reshape Decision-Making and Productivity

July 18, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Schrage and  David Kiron 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:…

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