Commentaries

One of the Greatest Business Decisions: Henry Ford decides to double his workers’ wages (1914)

February 13, 2018

The material that follows is adapted from The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time: Apple, Ford, IBM, Zappos, and others made radical choices that changed the course of business, by Verne Harnish, CEO of Gazelles, and the editors of Fortune,…

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How effective goal-setting motivates employees

February 13, 2018

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Sabrin Chowdhury and Elizabeth Hioe 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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Hidden Figures, Part 1: The Historical Background

February 11, 2018

Note: The material that follows — presented in the present tense — was gathered from several sources, including Wikipedia and IMBDatabase. In 1961, mathematician Katherine Goble works as a human computer in the segregated division West Area Computers of the…

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Basic Strategies for Renewing Physical Energy

February 9, 2018

In their classic HBR article (January 2001), “The Making of a Corporate Athlete,” Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz share their thoughts about how to renew energy in order to improve performance. Here is a brief excerpt. * * * Spiritual…

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15 famous business books summarized in one sentence each

February 8, 2018

Looking for an effective way to pick up a useful business book to read? This this was prepared by Max Nisen for Business Insider won’t be a waste of time. Each of the famous and influential business books is described…

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Transform Setbacks into Possibilities by Shifting Your Mindset

February 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. * * * Many of us can recall an experience that felt…

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Talk About Skills When Talking About Promotions

February 5, 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. *     *     * Conversations about promotions can be tense —…

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How high can a dead cat bounce?

February 4, 2018

I recently re-read James Geary’s book, I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World, published by Harper/An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2011). He observes: “Finance and economics are the…

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Welcome to the Age of Exponential Thinking

February 3, 2018

These are very interesting predictions…. I am indebted to Michael Bjorn Hansen for informing me that these predictions were put together by Robert Goldman with Alli Berman.   *     *      * In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and sold…

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Before Resigning, Rehearse What You’ll Say

February 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. *     *     * Telling your boss that you’re leaving your job…

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