Commentaries

Make Character Count in Hiring and Promoting

August 17, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mary Crossan 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:    Jing…

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David Remnick on Trump’s “Fear Factor”

August 15, 2025

As a Presidential candidate, Donald Trump made his world view plain: there was “us” and there was “them.” Once he was in the White House, the fear factor would prevail. Here is an excerpt from an article written by David…

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Formalize Escalation Procedures to Improve Decision-Making

August 14, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jonathan Hughes and Gabriella Salvator 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…

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‘Fleetwood Mac’ at 50: A Marvel of Serendipity and Perfectionism

August 13, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Jon Pareles for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Silver Screen…

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Who was Clarence Birdseye and why is he significant?

August 11, 2025

When food is frozen slowly, at temperatures near the freezing point, ice crystals form within the animal or vegetable cells; when the food thaws, cellular fluid leaks from the damaged tissue, giving the food a mushy or dry consistency. Rapid…

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The Legacy Company’s Guide to Innovation

August 11, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ivanka Visnjic  and  Ronnie Leten 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 Credit: …

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Common Cognitive Distortions: A list of ubiquitous Troublemakers

August 9, 2025

Becoming mindful of the common cognitive distortions will help you understand yourself and other people better, and improve your decision-making. Here is an excerpt from an article by Alice Boyes for Psychology Today. To read the complete article, check out others, and…

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Why AI Will Never Replace Managers

August 9, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Frank Martela and Jukka Luoma 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:  Sergio Delle Vedove/Getty Images…

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Owning the Room in the Age of AI

August 8, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nancy Duarte 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: n  Carolyn…

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What you may not already know about Buster Keaton

August 7, 2025

The International Movie Database (IMDb) remains the best single source for information about filmmaking and those who create them. I urge you to check it out. For example, here is a portion of the information IMDb provides about Joseph Frank…

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