Commentaries

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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Give Women the Space to Contribute in Meetings

September 24, 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. * * * In the ideal meeting, all attendees participate, contributing diverse points…

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How to Develop a Good Relationship with Your Boss’s Boss

September 23, 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. * * * Your relationship with your boss is critical to your…

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IT as a service: From build to consume

September 22, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Arul Elumalai, Irina Starikova, and Sid Tandon for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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Simon Sinek on why a purpose-driven life is the only one worth living

September 21, 2016

All leaders have many responsibilities and one of the most important is to establish or nourish a workplace culture within which personal growth and professional development are most likely to thrive. In his latest book, Together Is Better: A Little…

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