Commentaries

George Orwell on the “scrupulous writer”

September 18, 2013

If the world’s most renowned experts were asked to identify the five greatest writers of non-fiction, George Orwell‘s name would be on the list of most — if not all — of them. In perhaps his finest essay, Politics and…

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Lisa Bodell on “The Most Lethal Culture Killers”

September 17, 2013

In her recently published book, Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution (Bibliomotion 2013), Lisa Bodell suggests there are three kinds of culture: robust (“zombie-free”), negative, and complacent. She also identifies five especially lethal “culture killers”:…

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Rita Hayworth is still “Staying Alive”

September 16, 2013

According to the IMDb mini-biography provided by Rod Crawford: “Spanish dancer Eduardo Cansino’s daughter Margarita trained as a dancer from early childhood. At age 12, mature-looking Rita joined Eduardo’s stage act, in which she was spotted three years later by…

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George Washington on 110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation

September 16, 2013

Here is an excerpt from one of the articles featured by Foundations (online) magazine, published by M2 Communications. To check out all the resources and learn more about the Foundation, please click here. * * * By age sixteen, Washington…

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Measuring the full impact of digital capital

September 15, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Jacques Bughin and James Manyika and featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, they explain why, although largely uncounted, intangible digital assets may hold an…

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Dan Schawbel on “The New Workplace and Its New Rules”

September 14, 2013

In his book, Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success, published by St. Martin’s Press (September 2013), Dan Schawbel provides a wealth of information, insights, and counsel for those who have no clear career roadmap and are willing to…

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How to make a city great

September 14, 2013

By 2030, 60 percent of the world’s population will live in cities. That could mean great things for economic growth — if the cities handle their expansion wisely. Here is an introduction to resources provided by McKinsey & Company that…

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Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble on “Innovation Execution: Fundamental Core Principles”

September 13, 2013

In their latest collaboration, Beyond the Idea, Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble, explain how to execute innovation in any organization. As they explain, “The most important message in Beyond the Idea is very simple: innovation execution is its own unique…

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Malcolm Gladwell on “Complexity and the Ten-Thousand-Hour Rule”

September 13, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Malcolm Gladwell for The New Yorker (August 21, 2013) in which Gladwell makes a vigorous effort to clarify issues that always result from careless reading and simplistic thinking. To read…

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More Great Quotations

September 12, 2013

Quotations that have enduring meaning and significance are those that offer unique insight into human nature. That is certainly true of these. “If you inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”…

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