Commentaries

What you need to know about Game Theory

July 9, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Keshav Parwal. Game theory has proven to be one of the most influential influences on contemporary thought. Parwal suggests what you need to know about it. * * * Game theory…

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Does Your Boss Practice Toxic Positivity?

July 9, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mita Mallick 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: HBR Staff; the_burtons/Getty…

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The beginning of system dynamics

July 8, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Jay W. Forrester for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (December 13, 2016). To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain…

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Auditing Algorithmic Risk

July 6, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Cathy O’Neil, Jake Appel, and Sam Tyner-Monroe for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others,  sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please…

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“Leadership That Gets Results”: A Classic Article from HBR

July 6, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Daniel Goleman and published in Harvard Business Review (March 2000). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here.…

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“Transcient Advantage”: A Classic Article from HBR

July 5, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Rita Gunther McGrath and published in Harvard Business Review (June 2013). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click…

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The wit and wisdom of Daniel Kahneman

July 5, 2024

Daniel Kahneman is an Israeli psychologist and economist notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Here is a selection…

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What you may not already know about July 4th

July 3, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from Jason Serafino‘s superb article published by Dental Floss (June 12, 2024). To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * The Fourth of July is packed with backyard…

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Roger Martin on solving problems with a new way of thinking

June 30, 2024

The ideas in some busibess books are even more valuable now than they were when first published. For example…. In A New Way to Think: Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness, Roger Martin shares his thoughts about how to think…

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What Fierce Competitors Do In Tough Times

June 28, 2024

Even in the best of economic times there are rough times. Markets go up and down. Customers come and go. Yesterday the real estate industry was in the dumps. Then it was computer chips. Today oil and gas is down…

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