Commentaries

Jinxi Caddel on How To Read Body Language: The Head

March 25, 2017

I stumbled upon this material created by Jinxi Caddel. To learn more about her and her work, please click here. Art by Laetitia * * * As we all know, communication is essential in society. Advancements in technology have transformed…

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The destructive power of “ruinous empathy”

March 25, 2017

In Radical Candor, borrowing a phrase from Richard Tedlow, Kim Scott explains how strategic candor can help to “defy the quintessential pull of organizational mediocrity.” She focuses on two “dimensions”: “The first dimension is about more than ‘just professional.’ It’s…

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How to Unleash Your Unconscious Mind

March 24, 2017

In The Leading Brain, Friederike Fabritius and Hans Hagemann explain several ”powerful science-based strategies for achieving peak performance.” For example, these are their key points in Chapter 5, “Unleash Your Unconscious”: o Your unconscious brain runs the show. Even when you…

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Albert Einstein’s Surprising Thoughts on the Meaning of Life

March 23, 2017

Here is a brief article by Paul Ratner for Big Think. To check out other resources and/or sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Albert Einstein was one of the world’s most brilliant thinkers, influencing scientific…

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Technology, Jobs, and the Future of Work: A Special Report

March 22, 2017

It is my great privilege as well as pleasure to serve as a member of McKinsey & Company’s executive advisory panel. Of special interest to me is the subject of a recent briefing prepared by the McKinsey Global Institute for…

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A Plan for Handling Conflict at Work and Elsewhere

March 21, 2017

In the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict, Amy Gallo and 37 “Guest Experts” explain how to ensure that disagreements do not become lose-lose arguments in the workplace…or anywhere else. Here is a plan to consider: “First, you need to…

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The Three Distinguishing Features of a Third and (Perhaps) Better Way to Innovate

March 21, 2017

In The Power of Little Ideas, written with Kent Lineback, David Robertson introduces a low-risk, high-reward approach to innovation he characterizes as the “Third Way.” In essence, this approach is “neither incremental improvement in current products nor revolutionary [radical] disruption…

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How to Cope with Passive-Aggressive People at Work and Elsewhere

March 20, 2017

In the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict, Amy Gallo and 37 “Guest Experts” explain how to ensure that disagreements do not become lose-lose arguments in the workplace…or anywhere else. Here are a few of her observations and suggestions to…

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Radical Candid Criticism at Google and Apple

March 20, 2017

In Radical Candor, Kim Scott explains how almost any organization — whatever its size and nature may be — can “defy the gravitational pull of organizational mediocrity.” The ultimate goal of what she characterizes as Radical Candor “is to achieve…

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Questions to ask when obtaining feedback from an underperforming direct report

March 18, 2017

In Radical Candor, Kim Scott explains how almost any organization — whatever its size and nature may be — can “defy the gravitational pull of organizational mediocrity.” The ultimate goal of what she characterizes as Radical Candor “is to achieve…

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