Commentaries

Middle Management Is the Key to Sustainability: How unsung heroes ensure a company’s impact 

November 19, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Andrew Winston, Paul Polman, and Jeff Seabright for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and…

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What Today’s Rainmakers Do Differently

November 17, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ted McKen, Matthew Dixon, Rory Channer, and Karen Freeman for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain…

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Barbra Streisand, Rising Star

November 17, 2023

Here is a brief  ‘Talk of the Town” commentary by Geoffrey T. Hellman that appeared in the May 12, 1962, issue of The New Yorker. To read the complete issue and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * *…

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Why Do So Many Strategies Fail?

November 15, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Freek Vermeulen for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please…

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Unlocking the Potential of a Skills-Based Organization

November 13, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Simon Bradberry and Bruce Morton for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. In this article, the authors describe…

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What You May Not Already Know About Veterans Day

November 11, 2023

I am indebted to Katie Lange for providing the information that follows. * * * Veterans Day is a well-known American holiday, but there are also a few misconceptions about it — like how it’s spelled or whom exactly it…

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Harness Your Network to Unlock Innovation: Three practices can help

November 10, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Bill McEvil and Anne ter Wal for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive…

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What Are You Afraid Of?

November 9, 2023

Here is a “classic” New Yorker article written by Mark Singer and published in the August 30, 1998, issue. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. ***** Terror is Stephen King’s medium,…

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What Managers Everywhere Must Know About Caste

November 7, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Hari Bapuji, Kamini Gupta, Snehanjali Chrispal, and Thomas Roulet for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: …

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Courageous growth: Six strategies for continuous growth outperformance

November 6, 2023

Here is an excerpt from a report  based on researcch sponsored by McKinsey & Company. This article is a collaborative effort representing the views of McKinsey’s Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice, the Growth Marketing & Sales Practice, Leap by McKinsey,…

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