Commentaries

The Best CEOs of The Past 20 Years

October 27, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article by Aimee Groth and Kim Bhasin for Business Insider (2011). Yes, some of the information is dated but the criteria for selection are rock-solid within the historical context. Here are five of the 21 CEOs discussed.…

Read More

The Chairman of Nokia on Ensuring Every Employee Has a Basic Understanding of Machine Learning — Including Him

October 26, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Risto Siilasmaa 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…

Read More

Thriving amid turbulence: Imagining the cities of the future

October 26, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joe Frem, Vineet Rajadhyaksha, and Jonathan Woetzel for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR…

Read More

The Art of the Elevator Pitch

October 25, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Carmine Gallo 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…

Read More

Bias busters: Taking the “outside view”

October 24, 2018

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Tim Koller and Dan Lovallo for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…

Read More

Fair Managers Explain How They Make Decisions

October 24, 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. * * * Most managers dedicate significant amounts of time and energy to…

Read More

When to Stick with Something — and When to Quit

October 23, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by André Spicer 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…

Read More

Great Employees Want to Learn. Great Managers Know How to Teach.

October 22, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Daniel Dobrygowski 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…

Read More

10 CEO Stunts That Changed Business

October 21, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article by David Lidsky for Fast Company magazine. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. Illustration Credit: Peter Oumasnki *     *     * [Here are the first five stunts.] 1.…

Read More

Bored at Work? Try Mixing Things Up.

October 21, 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 * * * “Am I at the right company? Am I in the…

Read More