Commentaries

West of Eden: The rise and fall of Jack L. Warner’s paradise.

December 16, 2025

  Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Jean Stein and published by The New Yorker (February 16, 1998). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please…

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The CEO as elite athlete: What business leaders can learn from modern sports.

December 16, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written Bob Sternfels and Daniel Pacthod 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: Thadaeus Phelps/Getty * * *…

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Get Off the Transformation Treadmill

December 14, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written byDarrell Rigby and Zach First 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: James Day *…

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The Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Goldwyn

December 12, 2025

Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) was a Polish-born American film pioneer, a legendary producer who helped build Hollywood by co-founding early studios (like the one that became MGM), creating independent production power, and bringing classics like The Best Years of Our Lives to screen,…

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The Project-Driven Organization

December 12, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez 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:  Miko Okada *…

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What you may not already know about Martin Scorsese

December 11, 2025

I am grateful to the International Movie Data Base (IMDb) for the abundance of resources it provides about the entertainment industry. For example, about a multiple Academy Award Winner,  Martin Scorsese. Born 1942, he is a legendary American film director,…

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Do We Need Humanlike AI? Experts Say It Depends

December 9, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Elizabeth M. Renieris, Steven Mills, and Anne Kleppe for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please…

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Want AI-Driven Productivity? Redesign Work

December 7, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ravin Jesuthasan  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:   Koivo/Ikon Images* *…

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Change Management: How to Avoid the Hero Trap

December 6, 2025

Many leaders of growing organizations bemoan employee resistance to change. But the reason most change efforts fail is that leaders suffer from the hero complex. What to Read Next What’s Your Edge? Rethinking Expertise in the Age of AI Resilience…

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Resilience Means Fewer Recoveries, Not Faster Ones

December 5, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written byBenjamin Laker and Yelena Kalyuzhnova 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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