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John Wooden, affectionately known as Coach, led UCLA to record wins that are still unmatched in the world of basketball. Throughout his long life, he shared the values and life lessons he passed to his players, emphasizing success that’s about…
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Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, “What makes a life worth living?” Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of “flow.” He has contributed pioneering work…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Tunde Olanrewaju, Kate Smaje, and Paul Willmott for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain how and why, to stay competitive, companies must stop experimenting with digital…
Read MoreHere is a brief excerpt from a report on another research study sponsored by McKinsey & Company. The results indicate that executives at all levels see an important business role for sustainability. But when it comes to mastering the reputation,…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Nearly every parent on earth…
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Amazon now sells more books in digital form than as bound volumes. Unlike those who read plot summaries because they are too busy to read books, book lovers worthy of the name read them in one and/or both versions and…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Paul Krugman for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * One of the best insults…
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I have an office-in-the-home and take a brief break several times a day. One of my favorite diversions is surfing on the Web for about ten minutes, hoping to discover an especially interesting website of which I was previously unaware.…
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In her brilliant book, Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril, Margaret Heffernan rigorously and eloquently examines a common problem: denying truths that are “too painful, too frightening to confront.” Many people revert to denial because they…
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Revisiting the Classics: Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave”
In addition to book reviews, interviews, and commentaries, I also re-read several classics each calendar year. My perennials include Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone, Shakespeare’s four mature tragedies (Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth), Ecclesiastes (Old Testament) and St. Paul’s…
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