Commentaries

The Four Most Popular McKinsey Quarterly Articles (Second Quarter 2016)

July 20, 2016

According to McKinsey & Company, these were the four most popular articles featured in its Quarterly: 1. Ahead of the curve: The future of performance management Boris Ewenstein, Bryan Hancock, and Asmus Komm “What happens after companies jettison traditional year-end…

Read More

Sneak Peak at Donald Trump’s Nomination Acceptance Speech

July 19, 2016

All politicians receive assistance with the preparation of their speeches. Donald Trump is no exception. A friend of mine is among those helping him with his nomination acceptance speech, to be delivered on Thursday evening. He just shared with me…

Read More

What CEOs are reading this summer

July 19, 2016

  Here is an article by the editors of McKinney Quarterly in which they share what leaders of some of the world’s biggest organizations will be reading to keep them occupied in the coming months. The slightly lazier days of…

Read More

Challenge the Way You’re Measuring Data

July 19, 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. * * * Data can provide enlightening information to a company’s leaders, guiding…

Read More

Here’s a “One-Minute Intuition Checklist”

July 18, 2016

In her recently published book,Put Your Intuition to Work: How to Supercharge Your Inner Wisdom to Think Fast and Make Great Decisions (ublished by Career Press, July 2016), Lynn Robinson explains, “This book is based on Trust Your Gut: How…

Read More

Is artificial intelligence a threat?

July 17, 2016

While at work this morning, I noticed a paper clip on my desk, next to the computer terminal. And next to it was a much more advanced device, the binder clip. Curious, I visited the Staples website and learned that…

Read More

Make Sure You Learn from Your Mistakes

July 16, 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. * * * Continuing to grow and innovate means taking risks, which…

Read More

When You’re Better Off Skipping a Difficult Conversation

July 15, 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. * * * Every leader needs to give negative feedback to their…

Read More

Hillary Clinton’s Scandal Mistake

July 14, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s history with Republican-instigated criminal investigations has led her to be excessively defensive. Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jeffrey Toobin for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out other material, and obtain…

Read More

Four great books to read this summer

July 13, 2016

Family members, friends, and business associates frequently ask me to suggest some “great books” to read during the summer. I cannot think of four better than these, all of them written by Erik Larson: Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time,…

Read More