Commentaries

If Your Boss Doesn’t Advocate for You, Find a Sponsor Who Will

September 11, 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. *     *     * A boss who doesn’t advocate for you can…

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The under-appreciated, immense potential power of metacognition

September 10, 2018

J. H. Flavell was probably the first to use the term metacognition when suggesting that it “refers to one’s knowledge concerning one’s own cognitive processes or anything related to them (e.g., the learning-relevant properties of information or data). For example,…

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Wisdom for all seasons

September 8, 2018

Here are additional observations from my collection of quotations. If you have any to share, please do so. “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” Martin Luther King, Jr. “The two most important…

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Make Sure Your Webinar Lets the Audience Participate

September 7, 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 One of the biggest risks of presenting via webinar is boring your…

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Your organization’s health: the ultimate competitive edge

September 6, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Raha Caramitru and Brooke Weddle 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…

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New Leaders, Move Slower Than You Think You Should

September 5, 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 When you start a leadership role, there’s pressure to prove yourself by getting…

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Set Boundaries When Collaborating with a Perfectionist

September 2, 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. *     *     * It can be exhausting to work with perfectionists. Their…

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The first Labor Day

September 1, 2018

Before I began some research on the subject, I did not know that, until Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, laborers who chose to participate in parades to celebrate anything had to forfeit a day’s wages. I am…

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The Biggest Obstacles to Innovation in Large Companies

August 31, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott Kirsner 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: jessica solomatenko/Getty…

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How to Stop Saying “Um,” “Ah,” and “You Know”

August 29, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Noah Zandan 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: Emma…

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