Commentaries

5 Mental Mistakes That Kill Your Productivity

November 30, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alice Boyes 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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On Two Airlines: Southwest and United

November 29, 2019

In Restoring the Soul of Business, Rishad Tobaccowala shares his thoughts about the high cost of overreliance on humans or machines — but not on both. He explains how to reclaim human creativity, insight, and relationships with other humans as…

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Revenue growth management: The next horizon

November 27, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kevin Bright, Josef Kouba, Sheldon Lyn, and Pieter Reynders for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…

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Cracking the Code of Sustained Collaboration

November 26, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Francesca Gino 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 First Thanksgiving

November 25, 2019

History.com is one of the best online sources for history material. For example: In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.…

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Four Industrial Revolutions: A briefing

November 23, 2019

In The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Klaus Schwab provides this historical perspective: “The first profound shift in our way of living — the transition from foraging to farming — happened around 10,000 years ago and was made possible by domestication of…

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Why Likable Leaders Seem More Effective

November 19, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Charn McAllister, Sherry Moss, and Mark J. Martinko 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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Max McKeown on the workplace culture in which innovation thrives

November 19, 2019

In his latest book, The Innovator’s Book, Max Mckeown asserts that innovation “is about practical creativity. It’s about making new ideas into something useful. Innovators do this work. They make the previously impossible possible.” Moreover, “Culture is the sum total…

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If You’re Constantly Feeling Overwhelmed, Try This

November 18, 2019

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. *     *     * Between work, family, and our personal lives, it’s no…

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Do Your Company Norms Promote the Behavior You Want?

November 15, 2019

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. *     *     * Every company has unwritten rules that dictate how people…

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