Commentaries

The Business Case for Curiosity

September 25, 2018

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Francesca Gino 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…

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The almost unlimited potential of human/machine collaboration

September 22, 2018

In Reinventing Jobs: A 4-Step Approach for Applying Automation to Work, Ravin Jesuthasan and John W. Boudreau explain how leaders can create and sustain a workplace culture within which people “feel safe and motivated to report when they envision new automation applications…

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Why Design Thinking Works

September 21, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeanne Liedtka 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. Credit: Marcos…

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A decade after the global financial crisis: What has (and hasn’t) changed?

September 20, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Susan Lund, Asheet Mehta, James Manyika, and Diana Goldshtein for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the…

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Why Women Stay Out of the Spotlight at Work

September 19, 2018

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Priya Fielding-Singh, Devon Magliozzi, and Swethaa Ballakrishnen for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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To Connect with Your Audience, Share Personal Stories

September 17, 2018

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. *     *     * Leaders often shy away from sharing personal stories…

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Reflections On Two Decades of Business Interviews & Book Reviews

September 16, 2018

  A 12th century French monk, Bernard of Chartres, once observed that he “stood on the shoulders of giants.” Since 1999, I have reviewed about 3,400 business books (for Amazon US, UK, and Canada) and interviewed about 600 thought leaders.…

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Why data culture matters

September 15, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Alejandro Díaz, Kayvaun Rowshankish, and Tamim Saleh for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain…

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Don’t Underestimate the Power of Women Supporting Each Other at Work

September 14, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Anne Welsh McNulty 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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Ken Kocienda on the unique importance of Steve Jobs’s “mission”

September 12, 2018

In Creative Selection, Ken Kocienda takes his reader inside Apple’s design process during “The Golden Age pf Steve Jobs.” He explains how and why, in order to “understand what makes Apple what it is, its essence, you need to understand software.” You also…

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