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Lucius Annaeus Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work humorist, of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was a tutor and later advisor to emperor Nero. In 65 AD, Seneca was caught up in…
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Recent research from the banking sector suggests that more IT investment doesn’t necessarily boost profits, but targeted investments in particular areas might. Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Matthias Hoene for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sydney Finkelstein 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 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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“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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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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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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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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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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Just in case you don’t already know….
I have launched a new column for Inc. online and hope that you check it out. Each week, I briefly discuss two current business bestsellers and a “classic” from my backlist. I call the column “The 60-Second Bookshelf” because…
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