Commentaries

Are those rabbits you’re chasing real or an illusion?

August 7, 2018

“The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed.” William Gibson When I first encountered that comment years ago, I was immediately reminded of a sign I once saw in a tavern near the Yale campus: “Free…

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Happy Birthday, John Ratzenberger! 10 of His Funniest Cheers Quotes 

August 7, 2018

Postman Cliff CLavin (John Ratzenberger) was one of the regulars at Cheers, a neighborhood bar near Boston Garden in the downtown area. Another regular,  Frazier Crane ( Kelsey Grammer), once asked Cliff, “In your world, what color is the sky?”…

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Prediction and Judgment: A powerful combination

August 5, 2018

All organizations need people at every level and in all areas who can make smart decisions, especially when having less information than they would prefer. This is what Warren Bennis and Noel Tichy have in mind in their classic work, Judgment,…

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Managers, Deliberately Encourage and Reward Collaboration

August 4, 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. *     *     * There are a lot of reasons why someone might…

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Linking talent to value

August 4, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Mike Barriere, Miriam Owens, and Sarah Pobereskin 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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Notes from the AI frontier: Applications and value of deep learning

August 3, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michael Chui, James Manyika, Mehdi Miremadi, Nicolaus Henke, Rita Chung, Pieter Nel, and Sankalp Malhotra for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out…

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How to Make Sure Good Ideas Don’t Get Lost in the Shuffle

August 2, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ella Miron-Spektor, Dana R. Vashdi, Teresa Amabile, and Vered Holzmann 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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According to Gallup: 39 Organizations Create Exceptional Workplaces

July 31, 2018

Here is an excerot from an article by Ed O’Boyle and Jim Harter in which they discuss Gallup’s analytics that reveal only 15% of worldwide workers came to work today engaged and ready to maximize their performance. And yet, a few exceptional organizations…

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Don’t Have One To-Do List — Have Three

July 31, 2018

A to-do list can help you stay organized and focused, but it can also become overwhelming when it gets too long and you’re not sure what to tackle next. Try keeping three lists — and a calendar. o To start…

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Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization

July 30, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Robert E. Quinn and Anjan V. Thakor 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…

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