Commentaries

Richard Feynman – No Ordinary Genius (full version)

January 29, 2014

Below is a link to a video during which the genius of Richard Feynman (1918-1988) is celebrated by those who knew him best. His genius is also revealed by Feynman himself as he explains, in layman’s terms, some of the…

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The chemistry of enthusiasm

January 29, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from a Bain Brief co-authored by Domenico Azzarello, Frédéric Debruyne, and Ludovica Mottura, featured at Bain & Company’s website. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of resources, and sign up for email…

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Larry Smith on “Why you will fail to have a great career”

January 29, 2014

Richard Saul Wurman created the TED conference in 1984 as a onetime event. (As you may already know, TED refers to Technology, Education, and Design.) It became a four-day conference six years later. Chris Anderson purchased TED in 2001. Until 2005, it remained a once-a-year…

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Get Out of Your Comfort Zone: A Guide for the Terrified

January 28, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Andy Molinsky for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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5 Powerful Tactics I Use to Achieve Great Teamwork

January 28, 2014

Here is an introduction to an article and several videos created by Justin Rosenstein and featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Earlier…

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You Asked, Buffett Answered

January 26, 2014

Here is a brief article by Becky Quick for LinkedIn Pulse during which Warren Buffett responds to an especially important question: “Mr. Buffett, how do you explain the explosive atmosphere in politics today as to what it was 10-15 years…

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Building the healthy corporation

January 24, 2014

Here’s an excerpt from another outstanding article, co-authored by Richard Dobbs, Keith Leslie and Lenny T. Mendonca, featured in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. The co-authors explain why it is difficult — but vital — for managers…

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A Five-Minute Exercise to Boost Leadership

January 23, 2014

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * When a new work group forms, people often make snap…

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Technology, Media and Telecommunications

January 23, 2014

Deloitte is now building an inventory of invaluable resources for its “At the core” project and they include a series of videos that I highly recommend. They examine issues and trends keeping semiconductor executives up at night. The semiconductor landscape…

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What’s Good for Women is Good for Business

January 22, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Josh Bersin for LinkedIn Pulse during which he makes four key points while explaining why what’s good for women is good for business. As you may or may not know, women now…

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