Commentaries

Analytical AI: A Better Way to Identify the Right AI Projects

February 8, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Pedro Amorim, Teresa Bianchi de Aguiar, Luís Guimarães, Bernardo Almada-Lobo, and Bruno Teixeira for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and…

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The New Yorker Cartoons That Raised Me

February 7, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Roger Angell for The New Yorker (December 7, 1997). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here.   …

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Delighting in the Possible

February 5, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a “classic” article from the McKinsey Quarterly, written by Zafer Achi and Jennifer Garvey Berger and published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…

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Thoughtful Perspectives on the Human Condition

February 4, 2025

Here are several more of my personal favorites. Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.   Albert Einstein Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.   Anthony J. D’Angelo Nature does not…

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MIT SMR’s 10 AI Must-Reads for 2024

February 2, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by William Reed 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 Credit: Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT…

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Perspectives on Beauty

January 31, 2025

Here are several of my favorite perspectives on beauty:   “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”    Confucius “Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.”    Ralph Waldo Emerson “The beauty of…

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Three Nonnegotiable Leadership Skills for 2025

January 29, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Melissa Swift for the 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 Credit:  Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT…

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What Is Agentic AI, and How Will It Change Work?

January 27, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mark Purdy 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:  Jonathan Kitchen/Getty Images  …

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Leaders Shouldn’t Try to Do It All

January 23, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin 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: Owen…

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How your company’s strategy can beat the odds by embracing uncertainty

January 22, 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 (March 23, 2018). To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm,…

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