Commentaries

How Amazon Comes Up with Its Best Ideas

September 6, 2019

In Reinventing the Organization, Arthur Heung and Dave Ulrich explain “how companies can deliver radically greater value in fast-changing markets.” They focus on several companies, including Amazoin, Facebook, and Google, in the U.S.; Alibaba, Huawei, and Tencent in China; and…

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Learning Is Supposed to Feel Uncomfortable

September 6, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter Bregman 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, please click here.…

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Elephant in the room: making a culture transformation stick with symbolic actions

September 5, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jessica Cohen, Matt Schrimper, and Emily Taylor for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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When Your Meeting Shouldn’t Have an Agenda Ahead of Time

September 5, 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. *     *     * You’ve probably heard this meeting advice before: Set an…

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Creating a Breakthrough Strategy: Suggested Readings

September 4, 2019

In a brilliant article for Harvard Business Review, “Strategy Needs Creativity,” Adam Brandenburger explains how and why creativity and strategy are not only related, they are interdependent. He focuses on four specific ways to created a high-impact strategy. Brandenburger includes…

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How to Lose Your Best Employees

September 3, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Whitney Johnson 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, please click here.…

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How ‘Sesame Street’ Started a Musical Revolution

September 2, 2019

Fifty years ago, one television show united children’s education, puppetry and songs. Pop stars have been singing the Muppets’ tunes (and vice versa) ever since. Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Melena Ryzik for The New York…

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Getting personal about change

September 1, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Scott Keller and Bill Schaninger for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain…

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Learning to Work with Intelligent Machines

August 31, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Matt Beane 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, please…

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The first Labor Day

August 31, 2019

Before I began some research on the subject, I did not know that, until Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, laborers who chose to participate in parades to celebrate anything had to forfeit a day’s wages. I am…

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