Commentaries

If a Career Change Would Reduce Your Salary, Try Living on That Salary First

November 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. * * * When it comes to a major career change, pay is…

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How to generate and recognize original ideas

November 6, 2018

  In Originals, Adam Grant explains how non-conformists rule the world. For example, here are his suggestions for generating and recognizing original ideas: 1. Question the default: “Instead of taking the status quo for granted, ask why it exists in…

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Why CEOs Devote So Much Time to Their Hobbies

November 5, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Emilia Bunea, Svetlana N. Khapova, and Evgenia I. Lysova 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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Jeff Hawkins Is Finally Ready to Explain His Brain Research

November 3, 2018

Jeff Hawkins of Numenta says scientists must explain human intelligence before they can build artificial intelligence. Credit: Anastasiia Sapon for The New York Times Here is an excerpt from an article by Jeff Hawkins for The New York Times. To read the…

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“The ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom” James O’Toole

November 2, 2018

O’Toole refers to what he considers to be the strongest resistance to change initiatives. It is cultural in nature and easily understandable, given the fact that those who defend the current status quo were probably involved in replacing the previous…

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Thriving amid turbulence: Imagining the cities of the future

November 1, 2018

In their article for the McKinsey Quarterly, “Thriving amid turbulence: Imagining the cities of the future,” Joe Frem, Vineet Rajadhyaksha, and Jonathan Woetzel suggest that the best cities of the future will likely have the following characteristics: A work environment that attracts the…

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The 10 Biggest Breakthroughs in the Science of Learning

November 1, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article by Amanda Moritz-Saladino, featured by the Brainscape website. To read the complete article, check out a wealth of other resources, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Greater understanding…

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The business value of design

October 29, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Benedict Sheppard, Hugo Sarrazin, Garen Kouyoumjian and Fabricio Dore for 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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Want happy customers? Focus on happy employees

October 28, 2018

How do you recognize a customer-centric culture? Employees individually and collectively prioritize customer needs in everything they do. Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Gila Vadnai-Tolub for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read…

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Making loyalty pay: Six lessons from the innovators

October 27, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article Written by Marie-Claude Nadeau and Marc Singer for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email…

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