Commentaries

Luka Dončić, Jimmy Butler and the culture question: What so many leaders underestimate

March 8, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rustin Dodd for The Athletic. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Keith Birmingham / MediaNews…

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How Leaders Champion Culture: Six Essential Lessons

March 7, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Donald Sull and Charles Sull for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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Strategy to beat the odds

March 6, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Chris Bradley, Martin Hirt, and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (February 13, 2018). To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…

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Why the Problem with Learning Is Unlearning

March 6, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mark Bonchek for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  John Sullivan *…

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How Women Can Win in the Workplace

March 3, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kweilin Ellingrud, Lareina Yee, and María del Mar Martínez for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click…

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Everyone Deserves a Season to Step Back: Personal growth and transformation

February 28, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Christina Wallace for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Matt Carlson *…

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Unleashing the power of small, independent teams

February 27, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Oliver Bossert, Alena Kretzberg, and Jürgen Laartz for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (July 12, 2018). To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about…

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Perpetual evolution—the management approach required for digital transformation

February 26, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Oliver Bossert and Jürgen Laartz for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (June 5, 2017). To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…

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The Strategic Advantage of Incumbency

February 24, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Thomas W. Malnight and Ivy Buche 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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How do you measure success in the digital workplace? Five metrics for CEOs

February 21, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Matt Fitzpatrick and Kurt Strovink 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 alerts,…

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