Commentaries

Sophia McDougall on “Why I hate Strong Female Characters”

August 23, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Sophia McDougall for NewStatesman in which objects to the fact that “Sherlock Holmes gets to be brilliant, solitary, abrasive, Bohemian, whimsical, brave, sad, manipulative, neurotic, vain, untidy, fastidious, artistic, courteous, rude,…

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Patrick Lencioni on “Leadership and The New Pope”

August 22, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Patrick Lencioni for his “Pat’s POV” series featured at his website. To read the complete article, check out all the other resources, and sign up for email alerts, please click here.…

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Jeff Weiner on “The Highest ROI Management Tool in Business”

August 22, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * This image was recently emailed to one of the senior-most technology executives at LinkedIn. In…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Aha Moment”

August 21, 2013

It is generally known that Archimedes of Syracuse (287–212 BC) was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. Among…

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The Power of Walking-Around Management

August 21, 2013

“Walking around management” is one of several core competencies that are featured in Tom Peters and Bob Waterman’s business classic, In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies, published by Harper & Row (1986). They had observed it during…

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Maria Popova on “The Art of Looking: What 11 Experts Teach Us about Seeing Our Familiar City Block with New Eyes”

August 21, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Maria Popova for her website, Brain Pickings, in which she addresses phenomena with which almost anyone can identify: Details of the world in which we live that we do not…

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Tom Kelley and David Kelley on the Core Principles of Design-Driven Innovation

August 20, 2013

I have just read Tom Kelley and David Kelley’s book, Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All, that will soon be published by Crown Business (October 2013). With regard to the title of their book, “At its core,…

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James Ponsoldt on “The 25 Best Coming-of-Age Films”

August 20, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by James Ponsoldt for the Huffington Post in which Spectacular Now‘s director identifies and discusses what he considers to be the 25 best coming-of-age films. To read the complete article, please click…

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Adam Grant on “Givers take all: The hidden dimension of corporate culture”

August 20, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Adam Grant for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, Grant explains how and why, by encouraging employees to both seek and provide help, rewarding givers, and…

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The Eight Rules of Success to Think About Every Morning

August 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by James Caan featured by LinkedIn. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * I have said in the past that there is no magic formula when it comes…

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