Commentaries

Automation and the threat to jobs: Policy implications for societies need to be addressed

January 31, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an editorial featured by Financial Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about subscription and registration options, please click here. * * * The mood was optimistic at this year’s…

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Taking the measure of your innovation performance

January 31, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from a Bain Brief co-authored by Eric Almquist, Mitchell Leiman, Darrell Rigby and Alex Roth, featured at Bain & Company’s website. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of resources, and sign up…

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This Post Will Make You a More Effective Communicator in 90 Seconds

January 30, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from a must-read article by Shane Snow, featured by The Freelance Strategist. To read the complete article and check out the wealth of resources, please click here. Image via Stuck in Customs / Flickr.com *…

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Engaging Employees: What Drives Employee Engagement and Why It Matters

January 30, 2014

I occasionally visit the Dale Carnegie website when in search of especially interesting material. Here is what I recently found. To check out the DC resources, please click here. * * * United States businesses lose $11 billion annually as…

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Richard Feynman – No Ordinary Genius (full version)

January 29, 2014

Below is a link to a video during which the genius of Richard Feynman (1918-1988) is celebrated by those who knew him best. His genius is also revealed by Feynman himself as he explains, in layman’s terms, some of the…

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The chemistry of enthusiasm

January 29, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from a Bain Brief co-authored by Domenico Azzarello, Frédéric Debruyne, and Ludovica Mottura, featured at Bain & Company’s website. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of resources, and sign up for email…

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Larry Smith on “Why you will fail to have a great career”

January 29, 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 2005, it remained a once-a-year…

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Get Out of Your Comfort Zone: A Guide for the Terrified

January 28, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Andy Molinsky for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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5 Powerful Tactics I Use to Achieve Great Teamwork

January 28, 2014

Here is an introduction to an article and several videos created by Justin Rosenstein and featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Earlier…

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You Asked, Buffett Answered

January 26, 2014

Here is a brief article by Becky Quick for LinkedIn Pulse during which Warren Buffett responds to an especially important question: “Mr. Buffett, how do you explain the explosive atmosphere in politics today as to what it was 10-15 years…

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