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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Frank Cespedes 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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The origin of the metaphor of “thinking outside of the box” is probably associated with the “nine dots” puzzle, introduced in the 1970s. The goal of the puzzle is to link all nine dots using four straight lines or fewer,…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by James R. Oesterrich for The New York Times after he attended a performance by Roger Nierenberg and the Music Paradigm Program for workers of New York-Presbyterian Hospital on September 17, 2014.To…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Peter Drucker (1909-2005) that appeared in the McKinsey Quarterly in the December 1967 issue. According to Drucker, the computer is a moron. And the stupider the tool, the brighter the master…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by David Leonhardt for The New York Times in which he discusses an immensely promising program that offers an alternative to the tragic “brain drain” of unfulfilled talent among children in…
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Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York, published by St. Martin’s Press (2013) is one of the best books I have read in several years. He and his camera have roamed the five boroughs of New York and dozens of his…
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Here’s a brief excerpt from an article by Tom Friedman for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * With millions of students returning to school…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge for the Wall Street Journal. They believe tumultuous days in the world’s democracies present an opening for conservative ideas to flourish. To read the complete…
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Realizing the power of talented women
In 2010, eBay embarked on a journey to bring more women into its top ranks. It found that commitment, measurement, and culture outweigh a business case and HR policies. Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michelle…
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