Commentaries

How to Make Office Politics Less Personal

April 15, 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. * * * One of the reasons office politics makes so many of…

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There are valuable business lessons to be learned from Thomas Cromwell

April 14, 2015

As Patrick J. Coby explains in Thomas Cromwell: Machiavellian Statecraft and the English Reformation (published by Lexington Books), Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540) was the chief architect of the English Reformation and served as minister of Henry VIII from 1531 to 1540,…

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How to Make Difficult Conversations Less Daunting

April 14, 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. * * * Difficult conversations are inevitable. But if you manage them properly,…

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The most jaw-dropping TED Talks

April 13, 2015

If you want to put some white caps on your gray matter, look no further. Almost four million people watch a TED Talk each day. They have rated these as the ten most “jaw-dropping”: Hugh Herr: The new bionics that…

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A Good Resume Grabs Attention at the Start

April 13, 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. * * * The first 15–20 words of your resume are the most…

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David Brooks on “The Revolution Lives!”

April 11, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Beyond all the talk of…

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Perspectives on Listening

April 11, 2015

I have accumulated hundreds of quotations on the subject of listening, a skill that remains under-appreciated. In essence, listening is hearing with intent: to learn, to understand, to appreciate, and (yes) to reassure the speaker that you care. These are…

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Leaders Win Trust When They Show a Bit of Humanity

April 10, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tim Leberecht 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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Wholly humorous

April 8, 2015

Church bulletins share lots of information. Sometimes, the message does not come across as intended. Here are some real-world examples. * * * All singles are invited to join us Friday at 7 p.m. for the annul Christmas Sing-alone. Thursday…

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What Great Managers Do to Engage Employees

April 7, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by James Harter and Amy Adkins 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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