Commentaries

What will your body of work be?

April 20, 2014

In Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together, Pamela Slim fondly recalls her father and his efforts to establish a community center in Port Costa (CA), “an institution of learning…filled with people learning Spanish, or painting,…

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How to use the human sciences to solve your toughest business problems

April 19, 2014

I agree with Christian Madsbjerg and Mikkel Rasmussen: “There is a set of assumptions about human behavior that drives most of our current understanding in today’s business culture. We don’t talk about these assumptions. Most of us aren’t even aware…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Rules of Genius, #8: Stay in the Dragon Pit”

April 19, 2014

Marty Neumneier 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…

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Henry Evans and Colm Foster on Experiential Learning

April 18, 2014

  According to Henry Evans and Colm Foster, “Learning a skill is very different from studying for a test or learning how to program a spreadsheet; it is experiential. That kind of learning primarily involves practice; to change your behavior,…

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How to lead much more effectively with purpose, clarity, and impact

April 18, 2014

According to Joanna Barsh and Johanne Lavoie, “All companies need more leaders with skills to lead significant change in an uncertain, volatile, and fast-paced environment. Centered Leadership fits that requirement. Our approach helps leaders gain greater self-awareness and self-reflection. With…

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Myths and realities of clean technologies

April 17, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Sara Hastings-Simon, Dickon Pinner, and Martin Stuchtey for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Here’s one of their key points: Don’t be fooled by high-profile setbacks. The cleantech…

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Winning the resource revolution

April 16, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Stefan Heck and Matt Rogers for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…

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Ed Catmull on “Building a sense of purpose at Pixar”

April 16, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration in which Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, recalls how a serious organizational rift led him to a new…

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The Eternal Wisdom of Lao-tse’s Tao Te Ching

April 15, 2014

At least once a year and in some years more often than that, I re-read Lao-tse’s Tao Te Ching. Other than the Bible and the Indian Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God), no other work has been translated into so…

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Lead at your best

April 14, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Joanna Barsh and Johanne Lavoie for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…

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