Commentaries

Overcome Your Fear of Failure by Redefining It

February 21, 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 * * * The fear of failing at something — of doing it…

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The Secret to Leading Organizational Change Is Empathy

February 20, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Patti Sanchez 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,…

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Food for Thought on Oscar Night

February 20, 2019

What do these famous film actors share in common? Amy Adams Annette Benning Glenn Close Tom Cruise Johnny Depp Robert Downey Jr. Ralph Fiennes Harrison Ford Ed Harris Samuel L. Jackson Laura Linney John Malkovich Bill Murray Liam Neeson Edward…

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A winning operating model for digital strategy

February 18, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article that reviews the results of a major, recent study sponsored by McKinsey & Company. It was featured in the McKinsey Quarterly. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more…

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Great People Associated with Chicago, My Home Town

February 18, 2019

I was born and raised in Chicago, in the Windsor Park area, attended public schools, the Art Institute of Chicago (on a Dudley Crafts Watson scholarship, while in grades 5-12 at Myra Bradwell and South Shore), and later two universities…

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The essentials of innovation

February 17, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from the transcript of a podcast featured in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register…

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Getting ready for the future of work

February 17, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from a commentary for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register to receive email…

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When did we start writing?

February 17, 2019

In The Origin of (almost) Everything, Graham Lawton and his colleagues at New Scientist explain what happened immediately after the Big Bang occurred. “Around 13.8 billion years ago matter, energy, time and space spontaneously sprang from nothing in the event…

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A better way to anticipate downturns

February 15, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Tim Koller for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information,…

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What the Top Innovators Get Right

February 14, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article by Barry Jaruzelski, Robert Chwalik, and Brad Goehle for Strategy+Business, published by certain member firms of the PwC network. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * *…

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