Commentaries

Today, Company Lifecycle and Culture Change Too Fast

November 5, 2013

Here is a brief article written for Forbes in which Martin Zwilling provides a superb introduction to Fish Can’t See Water: How National Culture Can Make or Break Your Corporate Strategy, co-authored by Kai Hammerich and Richard D. Lewis, and…

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Dave Marzo on “Shifting the Scales to Enable Innovation”

November 4, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dave Marzo for Talent Management magazine in which he discusses how and why companies that take advantage of technology and allow employees to have a voice in their development plans will…

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Tim Ferriss on “Richard Feynman: The Pleasure of Finding Things Out”

November 4, 2013

Here is an article from the archives of Tim Ferriss‘ blog. If I could select any six people throughout history to be my guests at a private dinner, I would include Richard Feynman, as would Ferriss. He also shares his…

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The 50 Greatest Breakthroughs Since the Wheel

November 3, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from James Fallows‘ introduction in his article written for The Atlantic. To read the complete article, obtain subscription information, and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. * * * Why did it…

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E. B. White on the Future of Reading: Timeless Wisdom from 1951

November 1, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Maria Popova that is featured at her website, Brain Pickings. By now you may already know that she is a gourmet of brain food. To read the complete article, check out…

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The Amazon Mystery: What America’s Strangest Tech Company Is Really Up To

November 1, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Derek Thompson for The Atlantic. In it, he discusses why investors love Jeff Bezos’s global-everything store, even though they aren’t making any money from it yet—and it’s not clear how they…

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Open data: Unlocking innovation and performance with liquid information

October 31, 2013

Here is an excerpt from the executive summary of a report co-authored by James Manyika, Michael Chui, Diana Farrell, Steve Van Kuiken, Peter Groves, and Elizabeth Almasi Doshi for the McKinsey Global Institute. To check out the report and other…

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Why do writers write?

October 30, 2013

As you would expect, the answer depends on which writer is asked. Ernest Hemingway once responded, “to get it out.” However, you may be interested in what is provided in Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why…

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Madeleine Albright: “Women Are On The Right Path.”

October 30, 2013

Madeleine Albright, fformer U.S. Secretary of State, delivered a rousing speech at the United Nations that praised the gains of women around the globe. The Beast reprinted the text of the speech on the occasion of her reception of the…

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Darnell Lattal on “How to Create a Culture of Succession Readiness”

October 29, 2013

Is your organization ready to bridge the knowledge gaps retiring baby boomers will leave behind? Here is an excerpt from an article written by Darnell Lattal for Talent Management magazine. To read the complete article, check out all the resources,…

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