Commentaries

Attracting Talent During a Worker Shortage

July 22, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tino Sanandaji, Ferdinando Monte, Alexandra Ham,  and Atta Tarki for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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Struggling to Solve a Problem? Try Reframing It.

July 20, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Daniel Markovitz 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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Paraprosdokians: Aliens in Literacy

July 16, 2021

Stephen King enjoys their company…hopefully you will also. For example: o  If I could just say a few words, I’d be a better public speaker. o  I haven’t slept for ten days, because that would be too long. o Money…

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The growth triple play: Creativity, analytics, and purpose

July 15, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Biljana Cvetanovski, Orsi Jojart, Brian Gregg, Eric Hazan, and Jesko Perrey for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about…

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A question that will create white caps atop your gray matter

July 14, 2021

If the mind is what the brain does, is the universe ultimate reality or the mind’s simulation of it? Here is a thought-provoking passage from a Julian Huxley’s poem in Essays of a Biologist (1923), quoted by Richard Dawkins in…

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Use Data to Accelerate Your Business Strategy

July 13, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Ladley and Thomas C. Redman 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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How to Develop a “Probabilistic” Approach to Managing Uncertainty

July 11, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mike Walsh 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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Words and Phrases to Avoid in a Difficult Conversation

July 9, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by James R. Detert 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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How to use metrics to quantify performance

July 8, 2021

In Decoding Greatness, Ron Friedman explains how the best in the world reverse engineer their success. He extends the concept of reverse engineering into a wide range of applications that include but are not limited to investing. Carl Gustav Jacobi,…

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How to Prevent a Rising Star from Flaming Out

July 8, 2021

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Balazs Szatmari, Dirk Deichmann, Jan van den Ende, and Brayden G King for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth…

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