Commentaries
Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Douglas L. Wilson for The American Scholar during which he explains why, although a lifelong reader of Shakespeare’s plays, Lincoln had reservations about how they were presented. To read the complete…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Greg Scoblete for RealClearTechnology, a sister site of RealClearPolitics, and serves as a catch-all source for technology and gadget news and commentary. Every day, RealClearTechnology editors find and select the…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Linda Descano, published by LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * A few weeks ago, I shared insights on hiring as part…
Read MoreHere is a brief excerpt from an article by Angela Ahrendts, published by LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * As you’ll know from my earlier posts, I firmly believe in…
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Here is an excerpt from an article by Jeremy Olshan for the Wall Street Journal in which he suggests that, in times of money trouble, some turn to financial advisers. He turns to books. To read the complete article, check…
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In 1969, Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon noted: “Engineering, medicine, business, architecture, and painting are concerned not with the necessary but with the contingent — not with how things are, but with they might be — in short, with design. Every…
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The buffet awaits: o “The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger.” Sholom Aleichem o “The only reply to distrust is candor.” Martin Buber o “Advice is given freely because so much of it is worthless.” James…
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Here is a brief excerpt from Maria Popova‘s brilliant discussion of Roman Krznaric’s book, How Should We Live? History’s Forgotten Wisdom on Love, Time, Family, Empathy, and Other Aspects of the Art of Living, published by Blueridge (December 2013). According…
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I am always eager to help promote the work of those I have interviewed and whose books I have reviewed. Here’s an excerpt from an email I just received from Dorie Clark: “Happy holidays! Thanks for your friendship and support…
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The cement truck metaphor
Years ago, I devised a metaphor for business that helps to illustrate two defining characteristics of a healthy organization. Let’s express it in the form of a question: “What would happen around here if [name of employee] were run over…
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