Commentaries

What you may not already know about George Mason

April 11, 2024

George Mason (1725–1792) was a wealthy planter and an influential lawmaker who served as a member of the Fairfax County Court (1747–1752; 1764–1789), the Truro Parish vestry (1749–1785), the House of Burgesses (1758–1761), and the House of Delegates (1776–1780). In…

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Marketing Myopia

April 9, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classsic article written by Theodore Levitt for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. It was published in the July–August 2004 issue. I do not know of another HBR article that has had wider and…

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Digital risk: Transforming risk management for the 2020s

April 8, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by  Saptarshi Ganguly, Holger Harreis, Ben Margolis, and Kayvaun Rowshankish for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (February 10, 2017). To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about…

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Larry David’s Rule Book for How (Not) to Live in Society

April 7, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Wesley Morris, published in The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Giacomo Gambineri * * * He’s…

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Warm Hearts, Cold Reality: How to Build Team Empathy

April 5, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Melissa Swift  for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images *…

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A Five-Step Guide to Improving Your Employer Brand

April 4, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Kimberly A. Whitler and Richard Mosley for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR…

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A Critic at Large: The Trouble with “Heart of Darkness”

April 3, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by David Denby published in The New Yorker (October 29, 1995). To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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Three Things to Know About the Workplace Generation Gap

April 2, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Cynthia E. Clark for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images…

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Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive: Create new markets for growth without destroying existing companies or jobs. 

March 31, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…

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Road Warrior: After fifty years, Gloria Steinem is still at the forefront of the feminist cause.

March 30, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jane Kramer and published in The New Yorker (October 12, 2015). To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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