Commentaries
I have been a lifelong student of etymology: the original meaning of words. This is an endlessly fascinating subject because some words retain the sense of their original meeting but have different applications. For example, “sarcasm.” Its original meaning is…
Read More
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Fred Gluck, Michael G. Jacobides, and Dan Simpson for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. The founder of McKinsey’s Strategy Practice, a London Business School professor, and a…
Read More
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, Michael G. Jacobides shares his thoughts about gray rhinos, “the real danger.” To read the complete article, check out other…
Read More
The Editors of Inc. have just announced their selections for an annual list of 11 Great Business Books to Read Right Now. Here are three. * * * The Innovators by Walter Isaacson The stories of Gates, Wozniak, Jobs, Page,…
Read More
A group of chaps, all aged 40, discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally it was agreed that they would meet at Wetherspoons in Uxbridge because the waitresses had big breasts and wore mini-skirts. Ten years later, at age…
Read More
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ken Oehler, Lorraine Stomski, and Magdalena Kustra-Olszewska for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…
Read More
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Doug Sundheim 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,…
Read More
For years on this national holiday, I have posted a list of the number of men and women in the military services who were killed during each of the wars in which the United States has been involved. My sources…
Read More
For those of you who wish to master the skills of a storyteller and then apply them when creating all manner of communications (e.g. formal and informal presentations, proposals, executive summaries), here is a wealth of information, insights, and counsel.…
Read More
Employee Engagement: 6 Powerful and Authentic Ways Work Makes You Well
Here is a brief excerpt from an article by David Zinger featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * Don’t go looking for your well-being outside of work when…
Share this:
Like this: