Commentaries

Creating value through sustainable design

November 5, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from a transcript of a podcast for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register to…

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How valuable is brainstorming?

November 3, 2017

In Quirky, Melissa A. Schilling focuses on eight “breakthrough innovators”: Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Elon Musk, Dean Jamen, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, and Steve Jobs. While doing so, she draws upon an abundance of recent research. However different…

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Use Ratings Carefully in Your Performance Reviews

November 2, 2017

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. * * * More and more organizations are ditching ratings and forced distributions…

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There Are Two Types of Performance — but Most Organizations Only Focus on One

November 1, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Lindsay McGregor and Neel Doshi 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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To Get Out of a Creativity Rut, Change Your Habits

October 31, 2017

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. * * * Creativity can fade when you get bored or discouraged at…

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How to make sure your next product or service launch drives growth

October 31, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Alessandro Buffoni, Alice de Angelis, Volker Grüntges, and Alex Krieg for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more…

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Prioritize Your Opportunities with This Checklist

October 30, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Doug Andrew 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,…

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“The Ten Commandments of Business Innovation”

October 30, 2017

In Breaking Bad Habits, Freek Vermeulen identifies what he characterizes as “The Ten Commandments of Business Innovation.” Here they are, accompanied by my brief annotations: 1. Cut out the benchmarking: Whatever works well somewhere else probably won’t work as well…

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What Science Says About Identifying High-Potential Employees

October 29, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Seymour Adler, and Robert B. Kaiser 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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The Two Things Killing Your Ability to Focus

October 29, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by William Treseder 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,…

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