Commentaries

Gary Hamel on “The Core Incompetencies of the Corporation”

November 18, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gary Hamel 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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Nancy Lublin’s “Thoughts on Giving/Receiving Criticism at Work”

November 18, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Nancy Lublin featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * This past week, we learned that DoSomething.org is the 15th…

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Management intuition for the next 50 years

November 17, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from a brilliant article written by Richard Dobbs, Sree Ramaswamy, Elizabeth Stephenson, and S. Patrick Viguerie for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain how and why the collision of technological disruption,…

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Employee Engagement: 6 Powerful and Authentic Ways Work Makes You Well

November 16, 2014

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…

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Words That Don’t Mean What You Think They Mean

November 15, 2014

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…

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Synthesis, capabilities, and overlooked insights: Next frontiers for strategists

November 14, 2014

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…

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Michael G. Jacobides on “Gray Rhinos: The Real Danger

November 13, 2014

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…

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11 Great Business Books to Read Right Now

November 13, 2014

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,…

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Growing older is not for sissies.

November 13, 2014

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…

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Four Initiatives to Develop Engaging Leaders

November 12, 2014

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,…

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