Commentaries

Delighting in the possible

August 17, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from another “classic” article written by Zafer Achi and Jennifer Garvey Berger 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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How eight entrepreneurs are growing an “acorn” into an “oak tree”

August 17, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article featured by 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 alerts, please click here. *…

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Hollywood’s 100 Favorite Films

August 16, 2020

Here are the top three of a list of what a survey conducted by The Hollywood Reporter suggests are the 100 most popular films all-time.  To check out the complete article and list, please click here. * * * Who…

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How six companies are using technology and data to transform themselves

August 15, 2020

McKinsey senior partner Kate Smaje joins CEOs to discuss the acceleration of digitization in this video, created in collaboration with CNBC. Here is a poirtion of the transcipt featured in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read…

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Research: How One Bad Employee Can Corrupt a Whole Team

August 14, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Stephen Dimmock and William C. Gerkenfor 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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Rosabeth Moss Kanter on “Five ways to get out of a rut and get moving”

August 14, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rosabeth Moss Kanter for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out other articles and resources, and/or sign up for a free subscription to Harvard Business…

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The CEO moment: Leadership for a new era

August 13, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, Kevin Sneader, and Kurt Strovink for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm,…

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Why Edmund Burke Still Matters

August 12, 2020

Edmund Burke in Britain’s House of Commons.Credit…Photo12/Universal Images Group, via Getty Images   Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Bret Stephens for The New York Times in which he reminds us it’s hard to respect democratic political…

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What most people don’t understand about goals and deadlines

August 12, 2020

  According to Anthony Robbins, “People tend to overestimate what they can achieve in a year, but underestimate what they can achieve in a decade.” I agree. Some goals take much longer to achieve than do others. Warren Buffett observes:…

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The wisdom of Henry David Thoreau

August 11, 2020

My family and I lived for several years in Sudbury (MA) and my office was in Concord nearby. Our three sons learned to swim in Walden Pond until classes were no longer conducted at this historical site. Henry David Thoreau…

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