Commentaries

How to Foster Healthy Disagreement in Your Meetings

December 2, 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,…

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How Sharing Our Stories Builds Inclusion

December 1, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Selena Rezvani and Stacey A. Gordon 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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Howard Gardner on the genius of Albert Einstein

November 30, 2021

Creating Minds is one of the most enjoyable as well as one of the most informative books I have ever read. Recently, I re-read it and recommend it even more enthusiastically now. * * * I have long admired Howard…

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These Strategies Will Help You Influence How Decisions Get Made

November 30, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Robert C. Bordone and Daniel Doktori 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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The Great Attrition: Same turnover, but the “why” differs by industry

November 29, 2021

Here is a brief article written by Emily Field, David Mendelsohn, Nicolette Rainone , and Bill Schaninger for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…

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Leaders, Stop Trying to Be Heroes

November 28, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Hortense le Gentil 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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Which metrics really drive total returns to shareholders?

November 26, 2021

Here is a brief article written by Vartika Gupta, Tim Koller, and Peter Stumpner for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email…

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The First Thanksgiving

November 25, 2021

History.com is one of the best online sources for historical material. For example: In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.…

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COVID-19 deaths reported in the U.S. as of November 17, 2021: by age

November 23, 2021

Given the recent, widespread media coverage of COVID-19 developments, I decided to check out statistics. Here is an excerpt from an article by John Elflein for the statista website. Between the beginning of January 2020 and November 17, 2021, of…

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Battle for frontline talent: Five strategies to win

November 23, 2021

Here is a brief article written by Matt Fenton, Neel Gandhi, and Taylor Lauricella for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…

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