Commentaries

For all you folks who love word play

January 14, 2016

The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. And the winners are: 1. Coffee, n. The person upon whom one coughs. 2. Flabbergasted, adj.…

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Barry Schwartz on “Our loss of wisdom”

January 14, 2016

“A wise person knows when and how to make the exception to every rule. A wise person knows how to improvise. Real-world problems are often ambiguous and ill-defined and the context is always changing. A wise person is like a…

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The McKinsey Quarterly: The Ten Most Popular Articles on Marketing & Sales (2015)

January 12, 2016

Here is an article written by the Editors of the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which they identify what readers selected as the Ten Most Popular Articles on Marketing & Sales (2015). To check out other resources,…

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Only 8% of Leaders Are Good at Both Strategy and Execution

January 11, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Paul Leinwand, Cesare Mainardi, and Art Kleiner for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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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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