Commentaries

Best-Kept Secrets of the World’s Best Companies

September 28, 2019

In Secrets of Greatness: Advice from the World’s Top CEOs and Entrepreneurs (2006), a volume created by the editors of Fortune magazine from previously published material. Eleven journalists share twenty-five of what were then among “the best-kept secrets” of what…

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Andy Grove’s “random walk” to greatness

September 27, 2019

In the Introduction he wrote for Secrets of Greatness: Advice from the World’s Top CEOs and Entrepreneurs, Andy Grove explains that his development as a manager occurred by a process “often called a random walk. Random walk is a mathematical…

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It’s Actually Helpful to Criticize Ideas When You’re Brainstorming

September 27, 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 that when you’re brainstorming, criticizing…

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Feeling in Control Can Prevent You from Feeling Burned Out

September 26, 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. *     *     * There are lots of reasons people feel burned…

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Hire Leaders for What They Can Do, Not What They Have Done

September 24, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Josh Bersin and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 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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Strategy Needs Creativity

September 21, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Adam Brandenburger 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 to respond to a crisis

September 21, 2019

  When Anne Mulcahy was selected by the Xerox board of directors in 2001 to serve as the company’s new president and CEO, she contacted a number of people requesting advice as she began to assume her new duties. When…

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Delivering profitable growth through diversity

September 20, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article Written by Vivian Hunt, Lareina Yee, Sara Prince, and Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…

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Decreasing the Bias in Your Hiring Decisions

September 20, 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. *     *     * Human beings are hardwired to prefer people who…

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After a Career Setback, Reflect on Your Strengths

September 19, 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. *     *     * [Note: This Tip offers advice that will probably be…

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