Commentaries

How to Manage a Toxic Employee

October 14, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Amy Gallo 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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James Stone on “Five Easy Theses”: An interview by Bob Morris

October 13, 2016

Jim Stone is the founder, Chairman and CEO of the Plymouth Rock group of companies. Jim began his career by teaching as a Lecturer in Economics at Harvard, after earning a BA (with highest honor), MA, and Ph.D. in economics…

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The future is now: How to win the resource revolution

October 13, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Scott Nyqvist, Matt Rogers, and Jonathan Woetzel 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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10 Creative Block Breakers That Actually Work

October 12, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Susan K. Perry for Psychology Today in which she insists, “You CAN overcome the frustration of feeling blocked.” To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please…

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Ten More of the Best Films About the Business World

October 9, 2016

The International Movie Data Base (IMDb) is probably the best single source for information about films and television programs. The links provided in this post are to IMD. In my opinion, these are ten more of the best films from…

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How to Pull Your Company Out of a Tailspin

October 8, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Zook 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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Help Your Team Through Times of Crisis

October 6, 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. * * * National tragedies — mass shootings, hurricanes, suicide bombers — affect…

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“We are many parts….”

October 5, 2016

Many valuable business lessons can be obtained from non-business sources. For example, consider this passage from the King James Version of St Paul’s “First Letters to Corinthians,” Passages 12-14: “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and…

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Keep the Conversation Focused in Your Next Meeting

October 5, 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. * * * You’ve seen it happen in a meeting before: One person…

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Walter Kiechel III on “The Management Century”

October 4, 2016

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Walter Kiechel III for Harvard Business Review (2012) 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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