Commentaries

How to Boost Your Company’s Creativity and Bottom Line at the Same Time

December 11, 2015

Here is a brief article by Will Yakowicz for Inc. magazine. He acknowledges that boosting a company’s creative output is a difficult task for any manager and suggests several techniques that will yield results. To check out other articles and…

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How to Create a Culture in Which People Are Open to Feedback

December 11, 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 benefits of an open culture — where frank, candid…

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What Fierce Competitors Do in Tough Times

December 10, 2015

Normally I provide a brief excerpt with a direct link to the given source but, alas, I do not have a link to a recent blog post by Jeff Fox. He offers 30 practical suggestions about how to become a…

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How Company Culture Shapes Employee Motivation

December 10, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Lindsay McGregor and Neel Doshi 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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David Brooks on “How ISIS Makes Radicals”

December 9, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from a timely and thoughtful article by David Brooks for The New York Time. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * After the terrorist…

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Use Plans to Focus Yourself, Not Test Yourself

December 9, 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. * * * Planning out your week can help you navigate life gracefully…

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Born to Be Conned

December 8, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Maria Konnikova for The New York Times. One of her key points is that many people have “a deep need to believe in a version of the world where everything really…

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Patterns of Disruption

December 7, 2015

Here is an introduction to invaluable material provided by Deloitte’s Center for the Edge, affiliated with Deloitte University Press. To again full access to it, check out other resources, and sign up for email alerts, Please click here. * *…

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Why Poor People Stay Poor

December 7, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an extraction from a bestselling book by Linda Tirado, featured by Slate. She lost a truck to an impound lot like in the picture (above) because she couldn’t pay the storage fees. To read…

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If You Read Only One Business Book This Year, It Should Be This One

December 6, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jessica Stillman for Inc.com in which she discusses a book that The Financial Times and McKinsey have declared the most important business read of the year. To read the complete article,…

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