Commentaries

How Will You Measure Your Life?

January 27, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Clayton M. Christensen for Harvard Business Review (July–August 2010 Issue) and the HBR Blog Network. Christensen passed away last week of leukemia. All who knew him loved and respected him.…

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Burnout Is About Your Workplace, Not Your People

January 25, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jennifer Moss 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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Legendary Tom Peters on 21st Century Leadership 

January 24, 2020

I just received a head’s up from a dear friend, Jim Strock, and want to share it. Jim is a best-selling author and speaker on leadership. His passion for the practice of leadership spans four decades. He’s an independent entrepreneur…

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Four success factors for workforce automation

January 23, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Javier Gil Gómez, Pablo Hernández, and Rafael Ocejo 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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Rosabeth Moss Kanter on telling the right compelling story

January 22, 2020

In Think Outside the Building, Rosabeth Moss Kanter explains how advanced leaders can change the world one smart innovation at a time. Some of her most valuable ideas focus on how and why telling the right compelling story is so…

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Reinventing the workplace for greater gender diversity

January 22, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sandrine Devillard, Alix de Zelicourt, Cecile Kossoff, and Sandra Sancier-Sultan for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about…

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How to Break Up with Your Bad Habits

January 21, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Judson Brewer 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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One of the most fascinating word origins in the English language: Quiz

January 21, 2020

Etymology – the study of word origins – is a fantastically interesting discipline that yields some incredible facts about where the hugely diverse array of words that make up the English language come from. Whether you’re a native speaker or…

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Remembering Robert Frank

January 21, 2020

Robert Frank changed photography and helped us to see New York and the rest of the country with fresh eyes. Here is an excerpt from another “profile of courage” that appeared in The New York Times, in this instance written…

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter on developing a new kind of leader

January 20, 2020

In Think Outside the Building, Rosabeth Moss Kanter explains how advanced leaders can change the world one smart innovation at a time. She is convinced that a new kind of leader can be found who will be able to deal…

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