Commentaries

William McRaven on global terrorism operations around the world

January 14, 2015

Almost three years ago, William McRaven was an admiral in the U.S. Navy and Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (“SOCOM”). He agreed to a conversation with Wolf Blitzer, host of “The Situation Room” on CNN. They discussed the ever expanding…

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The Authenticity Paradox

January 14, 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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Jana Levin on “The Sound the Universe Makes”

January 13, 2015

We think of space as a silent place. But physicist Janna Levin says the universe has a soundtrack — a sonic composition that records some of the most dramatic events in outer space. (Black holes, for instance, bang on spacetime…

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Where do good ideas tend to come from?

January 12, 2015

I recently re-read Steven Johnson‘s Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, curious to know how well his material has held up since its publication in 2010. My conclusion? If anything, his insights are more relevant now…

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Peter Drucker on “Setting Your Sights on the Important, Not the Urgent”

January 12, 2015

In A Year with Peter Drucker: 52 Weeks of Coaching for Leadership Effectiveness, Joseph A. Maciariello provides the thematic equivalent of a calendar year of personal supervision by Peter Drucker to each person who reads this book. He is now…

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Encourage Employees to Help Each Other

January 12, 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. * * * Company incentives are often tied to individual productivity. Workers feel…

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Decoding leadership: What really matters

January 11, 2015

Here is a brief article written by Claudio Feser, Fernanda Mayol, and Ramesh Srinivasan for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. According to them, new research suggests that the secret to developing effective leaders is to encourage four…

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The Unique Challenges of Exponential Leadership

January 10, 2015

The term “exponential” refers to a sequence or process by which desirable results are achieved. As Salim Ismail explains in his eponymous book, written with Michael S. Malone and Yuri van Geest, an exponential organization (ExO) “is one whose impact…

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Seattle Seahawks and the contemporary workplace

January 9, 2015

In an article written for the Wall Street Journal (Thursday, January 8, 2015), Kevin Clark suggests that total candor is the Seattle Seahawks’ competitive edge. Here is a brief excerpt. To read the complete article, check out others, obtain subscription…

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John Hagel on “The Big Shift in Strategy, Part 1”

January 8, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by John Hagel, featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up to receive email alerts, please click here. * * * In an exponential world,…

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