Commentaries

Women in the Workplace 2016

October 2, 2016

This is an edited extract from Women in the Workplace 2016, a study undertaken by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey. It builds on the Women in the Workplace 2015 report, as well as similar research conducted by McKinsey in 2012. For more…

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How to Navigate Political Discussions at Work

October 1, 2016

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. * * * Talking about politics at work can be tricky: However strong…

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Joseph Badaracco on “defining moments”

September 30, 2016

The philosopher Friedrich Hegel once suggested that the most difficult decisions are not choosing between good and evil; rather, between good and good. This is what Joseph Badaracco has in mind in his book Defining Moments: When Managers Must Choose…

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Servant Leadership and “TouchPoints”

September 29, 2016

Robert K. Greenleaf (1904-1990) is generally associated with the concept of servant leadership. Here is a brief excerpt from one of his essays, first published in 1970: “The servant-leader is servant first…It begins with the natural feeling that one wants…

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Mihály Csíkszentmihályi on “Flow”

September 27, 2016

In basketball, there were stretches in games (especially during playoff games) when Michael Jordan seems to make every shot he took. In tournament golf, there were stretches during a round (especially during a major tournament) when Tiger Woods seems to…

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Lessons from Improv #2: Let Ideas Happen

September 27, 2016

Here is a brief article by Jack Cheng for 99u within the website network of Bēhance. To check out other resources, learn more about 99u, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * We like plans.…

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Machiavelli on “virtu”

September 26, 2016

Niccolò Machiavelli is among the least understood, therefore least appreciated thinkers in western intellectual history. For example, consider this passage in his classic, The Prince: “how one lives is so far distant from how one ought to live, that he…

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Play “Catchball” at Your Next Brainstorming Session

September 26, 2016

  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. * * * Not all brainstorming sessions need to start with a…

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The Future of Design (and how to prepare for it)

September 25, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from a handy guide to navigating what’s coming up next in the design world, provided by Matt McCue and Kiana St. Louis and featured by for 99u within the website network of BechanceBēhance. To read…

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Lessons from Improv #4: Establish Context Quickly

September 24, 2016

Here is a brief article by Jack Cheng for 99u within the website network of Bēhance. To check out other resources, learn more about 99u, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Of all the…

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