Commentaries

Bringing Minds Together

July 2, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Abele 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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How to Fight Through Intellectual Discomfort

July 2, 2016

4 Ways to beat that “Damn, this is going to be hard” feeling. Here is an excerpt from an article by Carson Tate for 99U. To read, the complete article, check out a wealth of other resources, obtain subscription information,…

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The 50 Best Online Colleges for 2016

July 1, 2016

Many people are unable to take classes on the campus of a four-year college or university. Taking community college courses may also not be an option. MOOCs (massive open online courses) are worthy of careful consideration. Based on my research,…

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Silo Busting: How to Execute on the Promise of Customer Focus

July 1, 2016

Curious, I checked the etymology of “silo” and learned that is from the Greek word siros, a “pit for holding grain”; that is, a structure for storing bulk materials. It is a highly efficient, cost-effective storage container of incalculable value.…

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Want Collaboration? Accept — and Actively Manage — Conflict

June 30, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeff Weiss and Jonathan Hughes 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…

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The 3 Things That Keep Companies Growing

June 29, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Zook and James Allen 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…

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How to Use Distraction to Your Advantage

June 29, 2016

Your scatterbrain is great when it is time to think of new ideas. But when it comes to executing those ideas? Not so much. Here is an excerpt from an article by Christian Jarrett for 99U. To read, the complete…

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What’s the “secret sauce” for accelerating personal growth and professional development?

June 28, 2016

In their latest collaboration, Learning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner articulate what I characterize as the “secret sauce” for accelerating personal growth and professional development: “You have to aspire to excel.…

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Patrick Lencioni on “The Ideal Team Player”

June 28, 2016

All of the companies that are annually ranked as the most highly admired and best to work for have a workplace culture within which collaboration thrives. In his latest business fable, The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate…

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The economic essentials of digital strategy

June 26, 2016

Do you and your colleagues need a supply-and-demand guide to digital disruption? Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Angus Dawson, Martin Hirt, and Jay Scanlan for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read…

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