Commentaries

An Extraordinary Mind: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

January 29, 2017

In Extraordinary Minds, Howard Gardner provides portraits of four “exceptional individuals and an examination of our own extraordinariness.” More specifically, he shares his thoughts about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sigmund Freud, Virginia Woolf, and Mohandas Ghandi. He suggests three lessons to…

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Orwell’s “1984” and Trump’s America

January 28, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Adam Gopnik for The New Yorker in which he explains why Donald Trump’s lies, and his urge to tell them, are pure Big Brother crude, however oafish their articulation. To read…

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Five “Key Myths” About a Comfort Zone

January 28, 2017

Some of the most valuable material in Reach: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, Rise to the Challenge and Build Confidence is provided in the Chapter Nine when Andy Molinsky shares his thoughts about what…

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Igor Stravinsky: Anatomy of Creativity

January 27, 2017

Creating Minds is one of the most enjoyable as well as one of the most informative books I have ever read. Recently, I re-read it and enjoyed it even more. I have long admired Howard Gardner’s research on multiple intelligences…

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Execution Is a People Problem, Not a Strategy Problem

January 25, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter Bregman 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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4 Ways to Improve Your Strategic Thinking Skills

January 24, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nina Bowman 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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Risk: Seeing around the corners

January 23, 2017

Risk-assessment processes typically expose only the most direct threats facing a company and neglect indirect ones that can have an equal or greater impact. Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Eric Lamar and Martin Pergler for…

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What Great Managers Do Daily

January 22, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ryan Fuller and Nina Shikaloff 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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Bernie Marr on “10 Fears That Hold People Back in Their Careers”

January 21, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an especially informative blog post from Bernie Marr, a bestselling author, keynote speaker, strategic performance consultant, and analytics, KPI & Big Data guru. * * * New year and new aspirations! Or, are you…

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Use Design Thinking to Build Commitment to a New Idea

January 19, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Roger L. Martin 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…

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