Commentaries

Scott Dinsmore on how to find work you love

May 16, 2020

  Teresa Amabile and Steve Jobs are among those who urge people to do what they love because what they love most is probably what they do best. Scott Dinsmore agrees. He quit a job that made him miserable, and…

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Corporate Purpose: Shifting from why to how

May 16, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written as a collaborative effort  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 alerts,…

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Getting the next phase of remote learning right in higher education

May 15, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Christine Heitz, Martha Laboissiere, Saurabh Sanghvi, and Jimmy Sarakatsannis 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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Leave Work at the Door — Even If You Can’t Leave the House

May 14, 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. *     *     * When you’re working from home, it can be…

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Establish a Culture of Learning for Your Remote Team

May 13, 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. *     *     * Working remotely in the midst of a crisis makes…

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Margaret Mead on “Civilization”

May 13, 2020

What follows was called to my attention by our daughter, an exceptionally thoughtful and sensitive person who shares our concerns about current tensions and disruptions as well as the anxieties they cause. Best wishes for less stressful times and meanwhile…

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Matt Ridley on why big companies are bad at innovation

May 12, 2020

In How Innovation Works, Matt Ridley observes: ‘”Big companies are bad at innovation, because they are too bureaucratic, have too big a vested interest in the status quo, and stop paying attention to the interests, actual and potential, of their…

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How to Encourage and Support Your Team from a Distance

May 12, 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. *     *     * If your team just made an abrupt shift to…

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Doris Kearns Goodwin: Lessons from past U.S. Prresidents

May 12, 2020

Doris Kearns Goodwin writes insightful books on the US Presidency (JFK, LBJ, FDR and Lincoln, so far), telling each president’s personal story against the backdrop of history. She is one of the great popularizers of presidential history. Her books on…

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Adopt a Collaborative Mindset When Negotiating in a Crisis

May 11, 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. *     *     * In typical negotiations, a best practice is for both…

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