Commentaries

The questions you ask drive the action you see

August 3, 2020

  Here is a brief article written by Bill Schaninger and Taylor Lauricella 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 email…

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Alex Trebek Is Still in the Game

August 3, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article by Alexandra Alter for The New York Times. Credit:  Ramona Rosales/AUGUST * * * In his new memoir, the longtime “Jeopardy!” host delivers clues and facts about himself, and looks back on his…

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This Great Black Baseball Player Still Isn’t in the Hall of Fame

August 2, 2020

Credit…Illustration by Mark Harris; photographs by The John Donaldson Network   Here is an excerpt from an article by Mary Pilon and Travon Free for The New York Times that caught my eye. I was born and raised in Chicago…

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Women as the next wave of growth in US wealth management

August 2, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Pooneh Baghai, Olivia Howard, Lakshmi Prakash, and Jill Zucker 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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“And now win the peace”: Ten lessons from history for the next normal

August 1, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kevin Sneader and Shubham Singhal 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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“Sloppy Joe” and the force of political falehoods

July 31, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Louis Menand for The New Yorker in which he discusses Larry Tye’s recently published biography, Demagoge: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, July 2020).…

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Balance Your Analytical and Emotional Intelligence

July 31, 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. *     *     * Solving big problems and making critical business decisions…

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Oscars for Best Films: 1996-2019

July 29, 2020

I have been a film buff since childhood and in recent months have reconnected with dozens of old favorites thanks to channels that include AMC, Netflix, ROKU, and TCM. For background information, I think these are the best sources: Academy…

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It’s Time to Re-Re-Re-Meet the Muppets

July 29, 2020

In a nod to the original “Muppet Show,” “Muppets Now” features sketches set at Muppet Labs. Among the inventions tested there is the Infern-O-Matic, which reduces everyday items to piles of ashes. Here is an excerpt from an article by…

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5 Tips for Managing an Underperformer — Remotely

July 29, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Liz Kislik 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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