Commentaries

To Mentor a Narcissist, Try Being Kind

April 3, 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. *     *     * Working with a narcissist is hard, but mentoring…

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Ask Meaningful Questions to Help Employees Discover Their Passions

April 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. *     *     * Employees who are enthusiastic about their work are…

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People Don’t Want to Be Compared with Others in Performance Reviews. They Want to Be Compared with Themselves

April 2, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jinseok Chun, Joel Brockner, and David De Cremer for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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4 key AI concepts you need to understand

March 31, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Bob Friday for InfoWorld magazine. To read the complete article, check out others,and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm,…

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Who is Keith Sawyer and why is he significant?

March 30, 2018

In recent years, there have been several world-class thought leaders in the separate but interdependent fields of creativity and innovation. None is held in higher regard than Keith Sawyer. Briefly, one of the country’s leading scientific experts on creativity, Sawyer…

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Inspiring Quotes on Being a Better Person

March 28, 2018

  TDR’s observation reminds me of one of Jack Dempsey’s: “Champions get up when they can’t.” Here is a collection of other quotes provided by Kyle Ingham to which I have added a few of my own favorites. *     *     *…

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Hottest Careers for College Graduates

March 28, 2018

Here is an especially interesting article now featured by the BigFuture website in which experts predict where the jobs will be in 2018. (Wish I had seen it sooner because I know so many recent and imminent school and college…

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For Women and Minorities to Get Ahead, Managers Must Assign Work Fairly

March 27, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joan C. Williams and Marina Multhaup 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…

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Game of Digital Disruption

March 27, 2018

  It’s time to take today’s technological threats seriously and change the way you do business. Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Mathias Herzog, Tom Puthiyamadam, and Nils Naujok for Strategy+Business magazine. To read the complete article,…

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Mrs. Malaprop’s influence is alive and well.

March 26, 2018

  Mrs. Malaprop is a character in Richard Sheridan’s 1775 play, The Rivals. She mangles the English language with unrestrained enthusiasm. The play is somewhat dated but Mrs. Malaprop’s influence is apparently alive and well. Here are some modern-day examples…

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