Commentaries

Renaissance Man

August 2, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Joan Acocella for The New Yorker (November 3, 2013). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. *…

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Finding the courage to shrink

July 30, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article featured online by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Bill Huyett and Tim Koller acknowledge that spinning off businesses can have real advantages in creating value—if  executives understand how. To…

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Strengthen Your Change Muscle for Competitive Advantage

July 29, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gaurav Gupta, John Kotter, Vanessa Akhtar, and Nick Petschek for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others,  sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription…

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Jane’s World: How Jane Austen has remained a phenomenon for more than two centuries

July 27, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Martin Amis for The New Yorker (December 31, 1995). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. Illustration…

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Keeping Innovative Projects Aligned with Strategy

July 25, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ard-Pieter de Man, Anna Plotnikova, and Ludwig Hoeksema for the MIT Sloan Management Review here. Illustration Credit:  Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images * * * Innovative companies have no shortage…

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Make a Stronger Business Case for Sustainability

July 24, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Karel Cool, Atalay Atasu, and Nathan Furr for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others,  sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please…

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The MIT Sloan Management Review: The Six Most Popular Stories of 2024 — So Far

July 23, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Laurianne McLaughlin for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others,  sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Catch…

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The Florentine, Niccolò Machiavelli

July 22, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Claudia Roth Pierpont for The New Yorker (September 8, 2008). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here.…

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Will AI Help or Hurt Sustainability? Yes

July 21, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Andrew Winston for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others,  sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT…

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Gems from Young Frankenstein

July 19, 2024

Young Frankenstein is my favorite Mel Brooks film. Other favorites include (in alpha order) The Ladykillers, A Night at the Opera, Monty Python and the Holy Grail,and Some Like It Hot as well as Brooks’s The Producers and Blazing Saddles.…

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