Commentaries

What business leaders can learn from Paul (“Bear”) Bryant

April 9, 2014

Many years ago, “Bum” Phillips was asked who he thought the greatest football coach was. Without any hesitation, he said Bear Bryant. Why? Because “he can take his’n and beat your’n and take your’n and beat his’n.” His response offers…

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Huggy Rao and Robert I. Sutton on “Sometimes Slower Is Better”

April 8, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Huggy Rao and Robert I. Sutton for Talent Management magazine. They suggest that mastering the art of scaling a human organization requires learning when and how to shift gears from fast…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Rules of Genius, #7: Think Whole Thoughts”

April 8, 2014

Marty Neumneier is the Director of Transformation for the Liquid Agency as well as author of several bestselling books in which he explains how almost anyone in almost any organization can help to achieve breakthroughs in creativity and innovation. He…

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Brad Smart on “Topgrading’s Most Important Competency”

April 7, 2014

Suppose we were sitting together on a plane and you asked, “Brad, I understand the basics of Topgrading, but what is the one thing that I could do to get the most out of Topgrading methods to turbo-boost my hiring…

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Ten tips for leading companies out of crisis

April 7, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Doug Yakola for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register…

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From Lao Tzu to Layups, 1,682 Pages of Phil Jackson

April 5, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Ben Dolnick for The New York Times in which he examines books that Phil Jackson has written (usually with assistance provided by his friend, Charley Rosen) during the past 20 years.…

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Art Kleiner on “A New Life for strategy+business magazine”

April 4, 2014

In the article that follows, Art Kleiner shares his thoughts and feelings about a publisher’s name change but, channeling Heraclitus (“Everything changes, nothing changes”), reassures us that strategy+business magazine’s commitment to superior knowledge leadership will continue, uncompromised. However, I think…

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Change leader, change thyself

April 4, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Nate Boaz and Erica Ariel Fox for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which they suggest that anyone who pulls the organization in new directions must look…

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Into the Future With MOOC’s

April 4, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Kevin Carey for The Chronicle of Higher Education (September 3, 2012). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo credit: Michael Morgenstern…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Rules of Genius, #6: Frame Problems Tightly”

April 4, 2014

Marty is the Director of Transformation for the Liquid Agency as well as author of several bestselling books in which he explains how almost anyone in almost any organization can help to achieve breakthroughs in creativity and innovation. He has…

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