Commentaries

What Business Are You In?: Classic Advice from Theodore Levitt

February 1, 2021

If I had to select the five most influential articles ever to appear in Harvard Business Review, the first would be Ted Levitt’s “Marketing Myopia” (1960). Another would be this article (October 2006) by HBR‘s then editors who discuss Levitt…

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Improving the management of complex business partnerships

January 31, 2021

  Here is an excerpt from an aarticle from the McKinsey Quarterly, written by Ruth De Backer and Eileen Kelly Rinaudo and  published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…

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This Two-Minute Morning Practice Will Make Your Day Better

January 31, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Neil Pasricha 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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Checking the health of your business partnerships

January 30, 2021

  Here is an excerpt from an article from the McKinsey Quarterly, written by Ankur Agrawal, Kenneth Bonheure, and Eileen Kelly Rinaudo, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…

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Delighting in the possible

January 29, 2021

  Here is an excerpt from an another “classic” article from the McKinsey Quarterly, written by Zafer Achi and Jennifer Garvey Berger and published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…

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How to Scale a Successful Pilot Project

January 27, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ron Ashkenas and Nadim Matta 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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Revealing Jack Whitten’s Secret Self

January 26, 2021

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Yinka Elujoba for The New York Times. I very much admire Jack Whitten‘s work and have learned a great deal from him as I continue with my own exploration of how…

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An Agile Approach to Change Management

January 26, 2021

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sarah Jensen Clayton 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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Set Better Boundaries

January 25, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Priscilla Claman 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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9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2021 and Beyond

January 23, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Brian Kropp 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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