Commentaries

Making data analytics work for you—instead of the other way around

August 19, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Helen Mayhew, Tamim Saleh, and Simon Williams for McKinsey Quarterly (October 7, 2016). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information,…

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Führer—I: The Sublimated World of Adolf Hitler

August 18, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Janet Flanner for The New Yorker (February 21, 1936). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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What makes a CEO “exceptional”?

August 17, 2025

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michael Birshan, Thomas Meakin, and Kurt Strovink for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (March 31, 2019). To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…

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How Leaders Fight Back Against Overwork

August 17, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Melissa Swift  for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:    Matt…

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Make Character Count in Hiring and Promoting

August 17, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mary Crossan for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:    Jing…

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David Remnick on Trump’s “Fear Factor”

August 15, 2025

As a Presidential candidate, Donald Trump made his world view plain: there was “us” and there was “them.” Once he was in the White House, the fear factor would prevail. Here is an excerpt from an article written by David…

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Formalize Escalation Procedures to Improve Decision-Making

August 14, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jonathan Hughes and Gabriella Salvator for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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‘Fleetwood Mac’ at 50: A Marvel of Serendipity and Perfectionism

August 13, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Jon Pareles for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Silver Screen…

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Who was Clarence Birdseye and why is he significant?

August 11, 2025

When food is frozen slowly, at temperatures near the freezing point, ice crystals form within the animal or vegetable cells; when the food thaws, cellular fluid leaks from the damaged tissue, giving the food a mushy or dry consistency. Rapid…

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The Legacy Company’s Guide to Innovation

August 11, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ivanka Visnjic  and  Ronnie Leten for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: …

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