Commentaries

Babe Ruth’s Bad Behavior

November 6, 2023

Here is an excerpt from a “classic” New Yorker article by Arthur Robinson that appeared in the July 23, 1926, edition. To read the  complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * At thirty-two,…

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The Role of Culture in Enabling Change

November 2, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Jonathan Knowles, B. Tom Hunsaker, and Melanie Hughes for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * *…

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Want More Clarity on Generative AI? Experiment Widely

November 1, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Lynda Gratton for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit:  Thomas Kuhlenbeck / Ikon Images * * * The…

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Unleash the Unexpected for Radical Innovation

October 31, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Wenjing Lyu, Gina Colarelli O’Connor, and Neil C. Thompson for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Patrick…

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“The Pigeon Tunnel” Is Both Delightful and Wildly Frustrating

October 30, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from Richard Brody’s review of Errol Morris’s documentary about  John le Carré. It appeared in The New Yorker, published in the October 24, 2023, issue. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain…

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Cost Cutting That Makes You Stronger: How the most resilient companies position themselves to grow 

October 27, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Vinay Couto, Paul Leinwand, and Sundar Subramanian for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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What Smart Companies Know About Integrating AI

October 26, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Silvio Palumb and David Edelman 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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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on High Performance: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 25, 2023

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on High Performance Various Contributors and HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (May 2022) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle’s insight refers to organizations as well…

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What Most American Schools Do Wrong

October 25, 2023

Here is a brief excerrpt from an artic le by Adam Grant for The New York Times. Dr. Grant, a contributing Opinion writer, is an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. This essay is adapted…

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Employees Are Lonelier Than Ever. Here’s How Employers Can Help.

October 24, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Constance Noonan Hadley 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 click here. Credit: Mint Images/Getty Images * *…

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