Commentaries

What Did Lincoln Really Think of Jefferson?

July 9, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Allen C. Guelzo that appeared in The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Tamara Shopsin * *…

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Thoreau, the First Declutterer

July 8, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Danny Heitman that appeared in The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * With household decluttering now…

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Understanding man’s social nature

July 8, 2015

In Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect, Matthew D Lieberman observes, “Just as there are multiple social networks on the Internet such as Facebook and Twitter, each with its own strengths, there are also multiple social networks in…

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More Reasons Women Need to Negotiate Their Salaries

July 8, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Margaret A. Neale and Thomas Z. Lys 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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Daniel Kahneman on “The Illusion [or Delusion] of Understanding”

July 7, 2015

I recently re-read Dan Kahneman‘s Thinking, Fast and Slow, and was amazed by how much that I noted in his narrative, this time, that I had either missed or misunderstood during previous readings. In Chapter 19, “The Illusion of Understanding,…

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Donald Trump: An American Tale

July 6, 2015

Here is a brief article by Lawrence Downes, featured in The New York Times, in which he notes an irony of which I was previously unaware. Photo Credit: Tannen Maury/European Pressphoto Agency * * * I don’t have a lot…

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Angela Duckworth and the Research on “Grit”

July 5, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article by Emily Hanford for American RadioWorks, the national documentary unit of American Public Media. ARW creates documentaries, series projects, podcasts and online content for public radio and the Internet. We have a special…

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Fascinating Facts about the Declaration of Independence

July 3, 2015

Above is John Trumbull’s famous painting that records the event. One of my ancestors signed the Declaration of Independence so I have a special interest in the circumstances within which it was created. Here are some fascinating facts provided by…

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An organization’s scarcest resource

July 3, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Michael Mankins, Chris Brahm, and Gregory Caimi that originally appeared in Harvard Business Review, “Your Scarcest Resource” (May 2014). It was selected by the HBR Editors to be included in HBR’s…

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The McKinsey Top Ten: Second Quarter (2015)

July 2, 2015

Here are the articles that were most popular with mckinsey.com readers during the second quarter in 2015. To read all of the articles, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register to receive email…

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