Commentaries

You Need an Innovation Strategy

January 9, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gary P. Pisano 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…

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A Must-Read Business Classic: The First 90 Days

January 8, 2016

An Updated and Expanded Edition Michael D. Watkins’ business book classic, The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter was published by Harvard Business Review Press (May 14, 2013). If you have read it,…

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A Mental Trick to Help with Challenging Conversations

January 7, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Liane Davey 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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The Engineer’s Lament: Two ways of thinking about automotive safety

January 6, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Malcolm Gladwell for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Construction Credit: Stephen Doyle * * * To the public,…

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Executives Get the IT They Deserve

January 5, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joe Peppard 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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A CEO’s guide to gender equality

January 4, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an Executive Briefing by the Editors of the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register…

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The impact of cognitive technologies: From science fiction vision to real–world value

December 24, 2015

Here is an excerpt from a new report by Deloitte, Cognitive technologies in the technology sector: From science fiction vision to real-world value, that demystifies the world of cognitive computing and provides three perspectives that help leaders extract value for…

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New Managers Should Develop a Leadership Philosophy

December 22, 2015

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. * * * The problems you face as a manager are different from…

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How do the top innovators keep winning?

December 21, 2015

Here is a head’s up from PwC’s Strategy&, a global team of practical strategists, committed to helping clients seize essential advantage by working alongside them to solve their toughest problems, and capture their greatest opportunities. This means helping clients undertake…

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Malcolm Gladwell Hands Out Book Blurbs Like Santa Does Presents

December 20, 2015

Above: Malcolm Gladwell, the best-selling author of The Tipping Point, and some of the book covers that feature his blurbs. “I feel like we have to promote ourselves,” he said of endorsing other writers’ work. * * * Here is…

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