Commentaries

Carl Reiner, Perfect

July 9, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Steve Martin for The New York Times in which he shares his thoughts and feelings about Carl Reiner who recently died.  Martin first got to know Reiner while making The Jerk.…

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How to build a data architecture to drive innovation—today and tomorrow

July 9, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article Written by Antonio Castro, Jorge Machado, Matthias Roggendorf, and Henning Soller for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…

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3 Myths That Stop People from Asking for Help at Work

July 9, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Vanessa K. Bohns 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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Last Words of Notable People

July 8, 2020

  Here is a selection from a reference book, Last Words of Notable People: Final Words of More than 3500 Noteworthy People Throughout History, by William B. Brahms. It’s literally filled with this stuff. o Frank Sinatra died after saying,…

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Bring the Joy of Learning to Your Job

July 7, 2020

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * We all know that thrilling feeling of learning something…

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How to demonstrate calm and optimism in a crisis

July 6, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article Written by Jacqueline Brassey and Michiel Kruyt for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…

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Cracking the Code of Sustained Collaboration

July 4, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Francesca Gino 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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A few thoughts about July 4, 1776

July 4, 2020

The Declaration of Independence has always had a special importance in our family because one of our ancestors was among the 56 who signed it. In anticipation of this year’s Fourth, I recently re-read Nathaniel Philbrick’s Bunker Hill: A City,…

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DeVos issues rule steering more virus aid to private schools

July 3, 2020

  Collin Binkley offers additional evidence that the worst POTUS ever has selected several of the worst cabinet members since 1789. Here is a brief excerpt from Binkley’s article. * * * The Trump administration on Thursday moved forward with…

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Cross-Silo Leadership

July 3, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tiziana Casciaro, Amy C. Edmondson, and Sujin Jang 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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