Commentaries

Top 10 Most Popular Articles in The McKinsey Quarterly in 2021

January 5, 2022

Here are the first five articles. To check out any/all of the ten, please click here. * * * Let’s try this again: Because of a technical mishap, you may have received a version of this email that featured a…

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Feedback Isn’t Enough to Help Your Employees Grow

January 4, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter Bregman and Howie Jacobson 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…

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Wright is seldom wrong: Part 1

January 3, 2022

Here is another selection of insights (and outsights) from a very observant man, Steven Wright. o When I was a little kid we had a sand box. It was a quicksand box. I was an only child. o I went…

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It’s that time again….

December 19, 2021

Every year since 1999 when I began to blog, I have taken a two-week break in mid-December to concentrate on celebrating the holiday season with family members and other loved ones. It’s that time again…. Best wishes to you and…

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Why Criticism Is Good for Creativity

December 17, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Roberto Verganti and Don Norman 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…

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3 Common Fallacies About Creativity

December 17, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written byby Anu Arora, Pronita Mehrotra, and Sandeep Krishnamurthy 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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6 Types of Resilience Companies Need Today

December 15, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Paul Polman and  Andrew Winston 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…

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Becoming a More Humane Leader

December 14, 2021

Here is a brief article written by Rasmus Hougaar  and Jacqueline Carter 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,…

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Enterprise architecture as strategy

December 12, 2021

In Open Strategy, Christian Stadler, Julia Hautz, Kurt Matzler, and Stephen Friedrich von den Eichen explain how to master disruption by formulating an open strategy, one exemplified by Nokia. Consider these points made by Gary Hamel in the Foreword: “Nokia’s…

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How to Foster Healthy Disagreement in Your Meetings

December 10, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sabina Nawaz 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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