Commentaries

Tips for Working with Someone Who Always Thinks They’re Right

September 17, 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. *     *     * A colleague who always thinks they’re right can…

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When Teamwork Is Good for Employees — and When It Isn’t

September 16, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chidiebere Ogbonnaya 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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Four unique “cradles” of entrepreneurship in business history

September 16, 2019

Before there were vehicles and garages, there were sheds…and no doubt before them there were caves in which primal innovations such as fire, wheels, and spears were envisioned. One of the most famous modern locations was in Småland in southern…

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How prioritizing initiatives fuels performance turnarounds

September 15, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Glenn Barr, Ben Pasquier, and Ju Min Wong for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…

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Survey: What Employees Want Most from Their Workspaces

September 15, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeanne C. Meister 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…

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Creating the Best Workplace on Earth

September 13, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones 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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For a successful transformation, start by sprinting

September 12, 2019

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

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Make Sure Your Employees Have Time and Space to Focus

September 11, 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 scanning our inboxes, checking our phones, and…

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The “secret sauce” of Google’s idea generation

September 11, 2019

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

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9 Awesome facts about bird migration

September 10, 2019

The Bar-headed geese migrate over the Himalayas at heights of over five miles above sea level. Photo Credit: Diliff/CC BY-SA 3.0 Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jhaneel Lockhart for the Audubon Society. To read the complete…

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