Commentaries

Making data analytics work for you—instead of the other way around

November 17, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Helen Mayhew, Tamim Saleh, and Simon Williams for McKinsey Quarterly (October 7, 2016). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information,…

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The Gen AI Playbook for Organizations

November 16, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Bharat N. Anand and Andy Wu for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback

November 15, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Antonia Hitchens for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Photographs by Philip…

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A Smarter Way to Disagree

November 14, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Julia A. Minson, Hanne K. Collins, and Michael Yeomans for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please…

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Unlock Creativity Through Analogical Thinking

November 13, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Richard L. Gruner for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Chris…

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What You May Not Already Know About Veterans Day

November 11, 2025

  I am indebted to Katie Lange for providing the information that follows. * * * Veterans Day is a well-known American holiday, but there are also a few misconceptions about it — like how it’s spelled or whom exactly…

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Decode Competing Signals to Act Strategically

November 11, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rahul Bhandari for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR…

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Worst to first: What it takes to build or remake a world-class team

November 10, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kevin Carmody, Mark Hojnacki, and Rick Gold for McKinsey Quarterly. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Anne…

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The Strange and Twisted Life of “Frankenstein”

November 7, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Jill Lepore for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Henning Wagenbreth…

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How LLMs Work: Top 10 Executive-Level Questions

November 6, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rama Ramakrishnan for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:      Carolyn…

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