Commentaries

The drawbacks of agility

June 6, 2018

Here is a brief article written by Karin Ahlbäck, Santiago Comella-Dorda and Deepak Mahadevan 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…

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Skill shift: Automation and the future of the workforce

June 5, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jacques Bughin,  Eric Hazan, Susan Lund, Peter Dahlström, Anna Wiesinger, and Amresh Subramaniam for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn…

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Business Nuggets from Conrad Hilton

June 5, 2018

In 50 Business Classics, Tom Butler-Bowdon includes a discussion of Conrad Hilton’s Be My Guest (1957). These are among the dozens of insights that caught my eye: * * * o In Cisco, Texas, “The Mobley was the first of several…

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Org redesign: start with a blank page

June 4, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Benjamin Bouraoui and Alexander Thiel 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…

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Two Rules for Making Better Decisions

June 4, 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. * * * There are many ways to improve your decision making,…

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Attracting and retaining the right talent

June 2, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Scott Keller and Mary Meaney 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…

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Is Your Emotional Intelligence Authentic, or Self-Serving?

June 2, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ron Carucci 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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To Understand How You’re Perceived at Work, Ask Your Colleagues

June 2, 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. * * * It’s not easy to understand how other people perceive us.…

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A Platform Strategy Won’t Work Unless You’re Good at Machine Learning

June 1, 2018

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Megan Beck and Barry Libert 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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Business Basics: Decision-Making

June 1, 2018

For at least several thousand years, at least since Aristotle, the three steps of the decision-making process have remained essentially the same: 1.  What is the question to answer or the problem to solve? Comment: If you don’t get this…

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