Commentaries

The Global Leadership Competencies We Aren’t Teaching

February 18, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Donna Parrey for Talent Management magazine. Change in the macro business environment moves at lightning speed. What has remained unchanged is the content of many leadership development programs — to global…

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Geena Davis on “Addressing unconscious bias”

February 18, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Geena Davis for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Does lopsided male representation in media skew our perceptions? Geena Davis believes it does and that corporations have a…

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The Best Indicators of Deep Smarts

February 17, 2015

Dorothy Leonard has co-authored three books in which she discusses “deep smarts”: business-critical, experienced-based knowledge. Such knowledge is “deep” in terms of its nature and extent and smart in terms of its practical value. We all have had a relationship…

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How to Use Better Metaphors to Win an Audience Over

February 17, 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. * * * If you’re trying to engage an audience, using well-chosen metaphors…

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The do-or-die struggle for growth

February 16, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from a “classic” article written by Sven Smit, Caroline M. Thompson, and S. Patrick Viguerie for the McKinsey Quarterly (2005), published by McKinsey & Company. They discuss an enduring reality: The largest corporations rarely sustain…

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The LeanModel Framework for Start-Up Companies or Start-Up Projects

February 16, 2015

In Fail Fast or Win Big: The Start-Up Plan for Starting Now, Bernhard Schroeder introduces what he characterizes as the Lean Model Framework. As he explains, “”instead of spending months writing a business plan and then looking for investors, who…

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Working Quickly Isn’t Always the Best Idea

February 16, 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. * * * We all know procrastination isn’t productive – but neither is…

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Assign New Challenges to Keep Your Employees Satisfied

February 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. * * * Employees don’t just want their skills used, they want them…

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A Strategist’s Guide to the Internet of Things

February 13, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article by Frank Burkitt for strategy+business published by Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company). He explains why the digital interconnection of billions of devices is today’s most dynamic business opportunity. To read the complete article,…

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Are You Sure You’re Not a Micromanager?

February 13, 2015

  Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * If you’re like most micromanagers, you don’t even realize…

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