Commentaries

Sound advice on making especially difficult decisions

April 21, 2020

Every day, we must make decisions. Some are routine. Jim O’Toole says they indicate “the ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom.” Warren Buffett warns against habits that are “too light to notice until they are too heavy to…

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The Feedback Fallacy

April 19, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall 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…

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4 Behaviors That Help Leaders Manage a Crisis

April 17, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Nichols, Shoma Chatterjee Hayden, and Chris Trendler for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain…

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Major Inventions: A Primer

April 16, 2020

Thomas Alva Edison is generally considered among the greatest inventors/innovators in modern history. He was awarded 1,073 patents. The list of what he created or improved includes the automatic telegraph, carbon telephone transmitter, the light bulb, phonograph, movie camera and…

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The Art of Persuasion Hasn’t Changed in 2,000 Years

April 16, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Carmine Gallo 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 alerts,…

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7 Leadership Lessons Men Can Learn from Women

April 15, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written byTomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Cindy Gallop 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…

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Real Leaders Are Forged in Crisis

April 14, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from another brilliant article written by Nancy Koehn 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…

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“It’s absolutely impossible for one human being to motivate another.” Robert Townsend

April 14, 2020

Is it possible to motivate people? Obviously, Robert Townsend doesn’t think so. In Freedom, Inc. Brian Carney and Isaac Getz observe, The problem is, the more closely psychologists look at the motivation — or engagement — levels of people in…

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A Time to Lead with Purpose and Humanity

April 13, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Hubert Joly 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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The wit and wisdom of Mel Brooks

April 11, 2020

Masters of humor have perspectives and insights few others do. Yes, they can seem irrational and unbalanced at times but, that said, they help us to smile (if not laugh out loud) when we really need to do that. Yes,…

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