Commentaries

David Shaked on “Guiding Principles of Change for Process Improvement”

February 26, 2014

In Strength-Based Lean Six Sigma: Building Positive and Engaging Business Improvement, David Shaked explains how and why one approach to Lean Six Sigma “is more natural to work with and more sustainable in the long run.” He provides an abundance…

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On Becoming a Digital Person: Technology not only changes the world but it also changes us.

February 25, 2014

Here is a recent post by Bruce Poulsen in his column “Reality Play” featured by Psychology Today. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * In his new book, The…

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Can computers out-think human beings?

February 24, 2014

Opinions are divided — sometimes sharply divided — about whether or not computers can or ever will out-think human beings. In “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” published in a British journal, Mind (1950), Alan Turing proposed a test to determine whether…

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Brian Eno on letting others “do politics” for us

February 24, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from Maria Popova’s online newsletter, Brain Pickings. To check out all the resources at her website, please click here. To learn more about this exceptional thought leader, please click here. Music pioneer Brian Eno, a…

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Four patterns of behavior that women at work need to understand

February 21, 2014

In What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know, Joan Williams and Rachel Dempsey focus on “four crisp patterns that provide the framework for this book”: o Prove-It-Again! is exactly what it sounds like: Women…

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The Most Undervalued Leadership Traits of Women

February 20, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Glenn Llopis for Forbes in which he explains why it’s impossible to respect, value, and admire great leadership if you can’t identify what makes a leader great. Because of this, the identity…

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“Moore’s Law” and the Second Machine Age

February 20, 2014

In The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies, Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee explain that their book “is about the second machine age unfolding right now — an inflection point in the history…

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The “Moneyball” Approach to Hiring CEOs

February 19, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article featured by the Knowledge@Wharton website of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. * * * It was…

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Why leadership-development programs fail

February 19, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Pierre Gurdjian, Thomas Halbeisen, and Kevin Lane for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, they explain how and why sidestepping four common mistakes can help companies…

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The Tiger Mother: Fact and Fiction

February 18, 2014

In The Hybrid Tiger: Secrets of the Extraordinary Success of Asian-American Kids, Quanyu Huang shares his thoughts about the relative strengths and weaknesses of education in China and the United States. After a proper and thorough examination of both styles…

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