Commentaries

Creative Strategy Generation: A book review by Bob Morris

August 17, 2015

Creative Strategy Generation: Using Passion and Creativity to Compose Business Strategies That Inspire Action and Growth Bob Caporale McGraw-Hill (2015) “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” Michael Porter Throughout the last several decades, I have been…

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Next frontiers for lean

August 15, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Ewan Duncan and Ron Ritter for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain how and why Lean-production techniques have been revolutionizing operations for 50 years. Advances in…

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Experiential learning: What’s missing in most change programs

August 15, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Claus Benkert and Nick van Dam for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Their thesis is that successful transformations demand new capabilities. To build them, experiential learning leverages…

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Wanted: Chief Ignorance Officer

August 14, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by David Gray for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. It first appeared in the November 2003 issue and, if anything, makes even more and better sense now than it…

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Disrupting beliefs: A new approach to business-model innovation

August 13, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Marc de Jong and Menno van Dijk for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain how and why, in a disruptive age, established business models are under…

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Tough Love Performance Reviews, in 10 Minutes

August 12, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mona Patel 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 Art of Managing Complex Collaborations

August 11, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Eric Knight, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, and Barbara Mittleman for MIT Sloan Management Review. They explain why it’s not easy for stakeholders with widely varying interests to collaborate effectively in a consortium. The…

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Reinventing Performance Management

August 10, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall 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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Managing During Transformation

August 10, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Paula S. Larson for Talent Management magazine. She is convinced that firms must assess where they are, where they are going, and then measure the gap between present and future state. To read the complete article, check…

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Agree on Scope Before Launching a Project

August 8, 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. * * * Scope creep is all too common in projects of all…

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