Commentaries

What High Performers Want at Work

December 5, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Karie Willyerd 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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How to Encourage Your Team to Take More Risks

December 4, 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. * * * Innovation requires a tolerance for risk-taking and learning from failure.…

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Thomas L. Friedman on “Stampeding Black Elephants”

December 4, 2014

Over the years, I have relied on a few journalists to help me navigate my way through the forces and events that resemble a fog in everyday life, at least in mine. Tom Friedman is one of them. He is…

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On Walter Issacson’s latest achievement, The Innovators

December 3, 2014

For many years, it has been both my privilege and pleasure to serve on several committees that select the best business books of the given calendar year. This year, Walter Isaacson’s The Innovators is among my selections. You may be…

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John H. Cox on “Smart Training: A Learner-Guided Approach”

December 2, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by John H. Cox for Training magazine, a 50-year-old professional development magazine that advocates training and workforce development as a business tool. The magazine delves into management issues such as leadership and…

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9 Habits That Lead to Terrible Decisions

December 2, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman 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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Beware of Wac-A-Mole behavior

December 1, 2014

You know the type. Like the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, hops from one subject to the next, one task to the next. Overwhelmed by decisions: Too many choices, not enough time, etc. Overextended by work: Too much to…

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Beyond the Brainstorm

December 1, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Lisa Bodell for strategy+business, published by strategy&, formerly Booz & Company. She challenges conventional wisdom as to how and where the most promising ideas are generated. To read the complete article,…

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The 7 Laws of Regenerative Enterprises

November 30, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kim C. Korn and B. Joseph Pine II for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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Here are the 20 Most Popular TED Talks of All Time

November 30, 2014

Richard Saul Wurman created the TED conference in 1984 as a onetime event. (As you may already know,TED refers to Technology, Education, and Design.) It became a four-day conference six years later. Chris Anderson purchased TED in 2001. Until 2005, it remained a once-a-year…

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