Month: August 2025
Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Helen Mayhew, Tamim Saleh, and Simon Williams for McKinsey Quarterly (October 7, 2016). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information,…
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Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Janet Flanner for The New Yorker (February 21, 1936). 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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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michael Birshan, Thomas Meakin, and Kurt Strovink for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (March 31, 2019). To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Melissa Swift 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: Matt…
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The Titanium Economy: How Industrial Technology Can Create a Better, Faster, Stronger America Asutosh Padhi, Gaurav Batra, and Nick Santhanam Public Affairs (October 2022) How do the top-performing companies in the Titanium Economy improve their performance? According to Asutosh Padhi,…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mary Crossan 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: Jing…
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Cooler Than Cool: The Life and Work of Elmore Leonard C.M. Kushins Mariner Books (June 2025) A comprehensive exploration of the multiple lives of the “Dickens of Detroit” Elmore Leonard is one of my favorite authors but this is the…
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As a Presidential candidate, Donald Trump made his world view plain: there was “us” and there was “them.” Once he was in the White House, the fear factor would prevail. Here is an excerpt from an article written by David…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jonathan Hughes and Gabriella Salvator 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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Additional Quotations That Have Caught My Eye
During the recent months, I have encountered or re-encountered a number of quotations that caught my eye. Here are several of them. * * * “Thunder is impressive but lightning does the work.” Mark Twain “The quickest way to end…
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