Commentaries

The Scandal of Clarence Thomas’s New Clerk

March 5, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jane Mayer and published in The New Yorker (February 29, 2024). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Philip Montgomery * *…

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The Generation After Malcolm X

February 29, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article by Marshall Frady that appeared in The New Yorker (October 4, 1992). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo Credit: Richard Avedon/©…

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Trump’s G.O.P. Is a Confederacy of Fakers

February 27, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Thomas L. Friedman for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and obtain subscription information, click here. Illustration Credit: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters * * *…

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When things get rocky, practice deliberate calm

February 26, 2024

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast sponsored by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * *…

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The Sure Thing

February 23, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic  New Yorker article by Malcolm Gladwell, published in the January 10, 2010, issue. To read the complete artic le, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Jean-FranÇois Martin *…

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What We’re Still Getting Wrong About Performance Management

February 22, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Amy Leschke-Kahle for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here.Credit: Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images* * * Measuring and…

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To Cure Burnout, Embrace Seasonality

February 21, 2024

Here is a  brief excerpt from a brilliant article wriiten by Cal Newport and featured in The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Tim Enthoven * *…

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What Leaders Should Know About Measuring AI Project Value

February 21, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Eric Siegel for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit:  Neil Webb/theispot.com * * * Most AI/machine learning…

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Portrait of a Marriage: Julia Child Captured in Paul Child’s Shimmering Photographs

February 20, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic New Yorker article by Cynthia Zarin, published in the December 2, 2017, issue. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photograph by Paul Child /…

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Own Your Words to Gain Authority

February 19, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by David Hollis and Alex Wright for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Managers undermine their…

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