Commentaries

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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Clay Christensen on how to replace the “tired paradigm” of “playing the odds” with a theory that explains “how things work.”

September 20, 2016

In Clay Christensen’s latest book, Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice (published by HarperBusiness, October 2016), written with Toddy Hall, Karen Dillon, and David Duncan, he asserts that “the foundation of [his and his collaborators’] thinking…

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How to Get Over Your Resistance to Having Difficult Conversations

September 17, 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 can’t be an effective leader if you’re unwilling…

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NOW NEW NEXT: How growth champions create new value

September 16, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jonathan Gordon, Nils Liedtke, and Bjorn Timelin for the McKinney Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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How to Beat Procrastination

September 15, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Caroline Webb 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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