Commentaries

Write a Speech, Not an Essay

November 8, 2014

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. * * * There’s a huge difference between crafting a speech and writing…

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A productivity perspective on the future of growth

November 8, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by James Manyika, Jaana Remes, and Jonathan Woetzel for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain why, if demography is destiny, global growth is headed for a slowdown.…

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Beyond the matrix organization

November 7, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Tom Peters for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (September 1979). In this archive classic, he examines the flaws of the matrix-organization design and explores several more effective…

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Liz Wiseman on why experience can sometimes be overrated and inexperience underrated

November 6, 2014

In her latest book, Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work, Liz Wiseman shares the results of a survey conducted by members of her research team. They studied almost 400 workplace scenaria, comparing and contrasting…

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Paul J. Zak on “Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling”

November 6, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Paul J. Zak 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…

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John Beshears and Francesca Gino on “Identifying the Biases Behind Your Bad Decisions”

November 5, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Beshears and Francesca Gino 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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Aaron De Smet, Johanne Lavoie, and Elizabeth Schwartz Hioeo on “How to develop better change leaders”

November 5, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Aaron De Smet, Johanne Lavoie, and Elizabeth Schwartz Hioe for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain how and why putting leadership development at the heart of…

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How to create or increase demand for what you offer with the power of consumer engagement ideas

November 4, 2014

In the first chapter of Twitter is Not a Strategy: Rediscovering the Art of Brand Marketing, to be published by Palgrave Macmillan (November 2014), Tom Doctoroff observes, ” For those of you now associated with an organization that is struggling…

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Shawn Callahan on “How to spot a story – a simple story framework: Infographic”

November 4, 2014

With rare exception, the greatest leaders throughout history were great storytellers. They include a young carpenter from Nazareth and a self-described “country bumpkin” born in Kentucky and raised in Illinois. Here is a recent post by Shawn Callahan at anecdote.com.…

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Toward Better Teachers

November 3, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Frank Bruni to The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * More than halfway through Joel Klein’s…

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