Commentaries

Change leader, change thyself

April 4, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Nate Boaz and Erica Ariel Fox for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which they suggest that anyone who pulls the organization in new directions must look…

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Into the Future With MOOC’s

April 4, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Kevin Carey for The Chronicle of Higher Education (September 3, 2012). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo credit: Michael Morgenstern…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Rules of Genius, #6: Frame Problems Tightly”

April 4, 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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Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz offer “Tips for Introverts”

April 3, 2014

According to Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz, “Both being introverts, we understand that it is not always easy to approach new people. But we have found that the rewards that come from our relationships far outweigh the discomfort we might…

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Daniel Isenberg on “Focus Entrepreneurship Policy on Scale-Up, Not Start-Up”

April 2, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Daniel Isenberg for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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Elizabeth Gilbert on “Your elusive creative genius”

April 1, 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…

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Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz on “Five Keys to Curiosity”

April 1, 2014

According to Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz, “Because people spend so much of their lives being talked out of (or talking themselves out of) their curiosity, they often lose a healthy connection to it. If you find that the strength…

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The Essential Management Book You’re Not Reading

April 1, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Leigh Buchanan for Inc. magazine in which she explains why a handbook originally intended for software programmers, Extreme Programming Explained, is gaining a cult status for its simple leadership ideas. To read…

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Long Before Sheryl Sandberg, There Was My Mother, Lois Wyse

March 31, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an especially charming article written by Rob Wyse about his remarkable mother. To read the complete article and check out others written for LinkedIn Pulse, please click here. * * * Sheryl Sandberg wrote…

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Dan Pink on “The puzzle of motivation”

March 31, 2014

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

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