Commentaries

Getting ready for the future of work

February 17, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from a commentary 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 register to receive email…

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When did we start writing?

February 17, 2019

In The Origin of (almost) Everything, Graham Lawton and his colleagues at New Scientist explain what happened immediately after the Big Bang occurred. “Around 13.8 billion years ago matter, energy, time and space spontaneously sprang from nothing in the event…

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A better way to anticipate downturns

February 15, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Tim Koller 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,…

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What the Top Innovators Get Right

February 14, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article by Barry Jaruzelski, Robert Chwalik, and Brad Goehle for Strategy+Business, published by certain member firms of the PwC network. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * *…

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Fielding high-performing innovation teams

February 12, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Matt Banholzer, Fabian Metzeler, and Erik Roth 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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Leadership lessons from Africa’s trailblazers

February 11, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mutsa Chironga, Georges Desvaux, and Acha Leke for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up…

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A Simple Way to Get Your Leadership Team Aligned on Strategy

February 9, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott D. Anthony and Bernard C. Kümmerli 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…

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A New Way to Become More Open-Minded

February 8, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Shane Snow 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…

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Untangling your organization’s decision making

February 7, 2019

Any organization can improve the speed and quality of its decisions by paying more attention to what it’s deciding. Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by  Aaron De Smet, Gerald Lackey, and Leigh M. Weiss for the…

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10 Big Ideas in 10 Years of Brain Science

February 4, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Julia Calderone featured in Scientific American. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Scientific American MIND reflects on the major discoveries…

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