Commentaries

Why Women Are More Effective Leaders Than Men

February 18, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from a three-part series of article by Bob Sherwin for Business Insider, Sherwin, the COO of leadership consultancy Zenger Folkman. He examines women’s leadership effectiveness, representation in corporate America, and solutions for increasing their ranks,…

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Bad to great: The path to scaling up excellence

February 18, 2014

Here is a portion of an excerpt from Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less, co-authored by Robert Sutton and Huggy Rao, featured by the McKinsey Quarterly. Sutton and Rao discuss companies that have scaled up excellence…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Rules of Genius, #2: Wish for what you want”

February 17, 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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Something humorous in the air….

February 16, 2014

What a pity that Kulula Airlines doesn’t fly internationally. Those who now dread airline travel would book flights if only for the airline’s sense of humor. Headquartered in Johannesburg. Kulula airline encourages its flight attendants to make the in-flight “safety…

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Geoffrey A. Moore: “Crossing the Chasm Meets The Lean Start-Up”

February 16, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Geoffrey A. Moore for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article, check out dozens of others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * To the degree…

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The Biography Abraham Lincoln Deserved

February 15, 2014

On this Presidents’ Day weekend, at least some of us will think about Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 and George Washington (born on February 22, 1732) and again wonder how they would resolve the several challenges our nation now faces.…

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Sims Wyeth: “The Best Public Speakers Are Exceptional Listeners”

February 15, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Sims Wyeth for Inc. magazine. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. Image: MJOY.ES/FLICKR * * * Knowing when not to speak is one of the…

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When There’s No Such Thing as Too Much Information

February 15, 2014

Illustration: James Yang Here is an excerpt from an article by Steve Lohr for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Information overload is a…

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Maria Popova on “The Psychology of Trust in Life, Learning, and Love”

February 14, 2014

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Maria Popova for her online newsletter, Brain Pickings. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about Maria and how you can support her admirable efforts, please click…

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Josh Linkner on “Conquering with Humor”

February 14, 2014

Here is an article by Josh Linker featured by his website. In it, he explains how to use humor, one of his favorite strategies, “to defuse a combative situation.” To read other articles and sign up for email alerts, please…

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