Commentaries

Josh Linkner on “Learning and Unlearning”

April 23, 2015

Here is a recent post by Josh Linkner at his website. Most of my career has been devoted to formal education (at the school and college levels) or to executive education programs conducted by corporate clients. I agree with Josh…

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Teamwork Plus Creativity Equals Engagement

April 23, 2015

Here is a brief article by Leslie Brokaw for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To check out the resources, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * In an experiment in teamwork at…

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Here’s a wealth of wisdom to accelerate personal growth and professional development

April 22, 2015

In Getting There: A Book of Mentors, published by Abrams Image (April 14, 2015), Gillian Zoe Segal has assembled a wealth of information, insights, and counsel from the mini-memoirs of thirty prominent men and women. Here are four who share…

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The Creative Spark: Six of the Best TED Programs

April 21, 2015

TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics —…

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The Most Productive Way to Develop as a Leader

April 21, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Herminia Ibarra 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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Disorder in the Court

April 20, 2015

These are from a book called Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History and are questions and statements people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters that had the…

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A Better Way to Welcome New Team Members

April 20, 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. * * * When you bring on new team members, it’s important to…

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Michael Lee Stallard on “Ten Ways to Improve Your Connection Skills”

April 19, 2015

Most of the companies annually ranked among those that are most highly admired and best to work for are also annually ranked among those that are most profitable and have the greatest cap value in their competitive marketplace. That is…

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Your Brain on Learning

April 18, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by David Rock for Chief Learning Officer magazine. He observes that, by figuring out how the brain works, learning leaders can change how they approach learning to promote behavioral change and increase…

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Ascending to the C-suite

April 16, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article featured by the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. It shares the results of a new McKinsey Global Survey, one that indicates that executives who move effectively into the C-suite are…

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