Commentaries

Straight talk about big data

August 15, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Nicolaus Henke, Ari Libarikian, and Bill Wiseman for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the…

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Build a Corporate Culture That Works

August 14, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Erin Meyer 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:  Paul Eis *…

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Brilliant insights from the wonderful world of sports

August 14, 2024

Years ago, Joe Thiesman (then QB of the Washington Redskins) was angered when someone referred to “dumb jocks.” His earnest response: “Hey, we can’t all be Fred Einstein!” But the sports world can also generate some thoughtful observations. Here are some…

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Letter from a Region in My Mind

August 13, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  James Baldwin for The New Yorker (November 9, 1962). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. * *…

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Life moves on with us or without us. The choice is ours.

August 11, 2024

In one of his most thoughtful blog posts, Josh Linkner shares this anecdote: Two Zen monks were on a journey when they came to a riverbed. At the edge of the river was an elderly woman who was unable to cross…

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The Essential John le Carré: An Overview

August 10, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sam Adler-Bell for The New Times (Published July 12, 2023. Updated July 13, 2023). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information…

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Return-to-Office Mandates: How to Lose Your Best Performers

August 9, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Brian Elliott for the 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:  Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT…

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Entropy: The silent assassin of organizational health

August 8, 2024

In 1865, a German physicist, Rudolph Clausius (1822-1888), coined the term entropy during his research on heat. The word’s meaning: “a turning towards” (in Greek, en+tropein), “content transformative” or “transformative content.” Clausius used the concept to establish a mathematical foundation for the second law…

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Banish the Harmful Creatures of COVID-Era Work

August 7, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Melissa Swift for the 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:  Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT…

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As Your Team Gets Bigger, Your Leadership Style Has to Adapt

August 6, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Julie Zhuo 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: Alexander Nicholson/Getty Images…

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