Commentaries

The case for behavioral strategy

May 13, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Dan Lovallo and Olivier Sibony for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…

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Grow fast or die slow: Pivoting beyond the core

May 12, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Rishi Kant, Eric Kutcher, Mitra Mahdavian, and Kara Sprague for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…

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Don’t Take Shortcuts, Even When No One Is Looking

May 12, 2015

Here is an article written by Stan McChrystal for a new series featured by LinkedIn Plus. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * The cold fall evening…

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The Dawn of Next Generation Thinkers

May 11, 2015

Here is an excerpt from a recent blog post co-authored by Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer for the Thinkers50 website. To read the complete article, check out the abundance of resources, and sign up for email alerts, please click here.…

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Are you ready to decide?

May 11, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Philip Meissner, Olivier Sibony, and Torsten Wulf for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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Twyla Tharp’s 50 Years of Forward Movement

May 10, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Gia Kourlas for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo Credit: Andrea Mohin/The New York Times *…

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Becoming an Enterprise Leader: The Seven Seismic Shifts

May 8, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article by Michael Watkins for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. Note: Links to posts and video on each of the…

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Twelve seconds that changed the world

May 7, 2015

I have just read and will soon review David McCullough‘s most recent book, The Wright Brothers, just published by Simon & Schuster (May 2015). Here are five of McCullough’s key points among dozens that I found of special interest: o…

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3 Metrics With the Biggest Impact on Long-Term Success

May 6, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dan Campbell for Talent Management magazine. To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines…

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The rest of the story….

May 5, 2015

Most people don’t know that back in 1912 Hellman’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of…

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