Commentaries
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Yvonne Sell and Georg Vielmetter for Talent Management magazine. In it, they explain why a business landscape transformed by today’s global megatrends will require a different kind of leadership. To read…
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The concept is so simple and yet so difficult, it seems, for most people to embrace: We have two eyes and two ears but only one mouth so we should, therefore, spend 80% of our time listening and observing, and…
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Humans of New York is among the best books I have read in recent years. It features Brandon Stanton’s photos and comments by/about people in the five boroughs of NYC. First, a sample; then a link to his website. “My…
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Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, he proposes four guidelines to help strategic planners make the crucial leap from plans…
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Since the ancient bazaars in Athens and Rome, marketing has created or increased demand for what is offered, whatever that may be. In recent years, many of the transactions have been conducted electronically, online. Almost 40% of the world is…
Read MoreHere is a recent announcement from the TED Organization that will be of special interest to those such as I who remain profoundly concerned about the quality of education (at all levels) in the United States. * * * The…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by James Manyika, Jacques Bughin, Susan Lund, Olivia Nottebohm, David Poulter, Sebastian Jauch, and Sree Ramaswamy for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Mohanbir Sawhney, Robert C. Wolcott, and Inigo Arroniz for MIT SLoan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * *…
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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…
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Nicholas Kristof asks, “What’s So Scary About Smart Girls?”
Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Nicholas Kristof for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * WHEN terrorists in Nigeria organized a…
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