Commentaries

The Age Of Coddling Is Over.

April 25, 2020

Here is an excerpt from another brilliant essay written by David Brooks for The New York Times. For years, I have heavily relied upon him to help me navigate my way through a world that seems to become more complicated…

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Innovation is a team sport

April 25, 2020

In How Innovation Works, Matt Ridley explains how and why innovation happens “when people are free to think, experiment, and speculate. It happens when people can trade with each other. It happens when people are relatively prosperous, not desperate. It…

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Why Leadership Development Isn’t Developing Leaders

April 24, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Deborah Rowland 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 Best Leaders Are Versatile Ones

April 24, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Robert B. Kaiser 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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Great Leadership in a Time of Crisis

April 23, 2020

People watch as John Kennedy announces a blockade of Cuba, Oct. 22, 1962.Credit…Ralph Crane/The LIFE Picture Collection, via Getty Images   Here is a brief excerpt from anther brilliant article by Jon Meacham for The New York TImes in which…

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Be a Colleague That Others Can Confide In

April 23, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Deborah Grayson Riegel 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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Joel Peterson on how to survive growth

April 22, 2020

In Entrepreneurial Leadership, Joel Peterson focuses on leaders who “demonstrate a particular mind-set and an approach to problem-solving. They are change agents. They are intentional, staying true to their vision and agenda rather than only reacting to day-to-day turbulence…I’ve come…

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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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