Commentaries

“The Making of an Expert”: An HBR Classic

March 26, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article that appeared in the Harvard Business Review (July/August 2007). It was co-authored by K. Anders Ericsson, Michael J. Prietula, and Edward T. Cokely You can purchase a copy of the complete nine-page article…

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Two Great TED Talks by Ken Robinson

March 25, 2013

Ken Robinson is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources. He has worked with national governments in Europe and Asia, international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, national and state education systems, non-profit organizations and some…

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Why Persuasion Doesn’t Require Manipulation

March 23, 2013

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * If you’re trying to convince people outside clear reporting lines…

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Stop Reinventing Disruption

March 22, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Maxwell Wessel 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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Women on the home front: Debate over work-life balance continues

March 22, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Bernie D. Jones for From the Square, the official blog of NYU Press, an academic book publisher based one block south of Union Square, NYC. “With a focus on sharing the…

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Nick Morgan on “The second step to brain mastery”

March 22, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from the first of several articles written by Nick Morgan and featured by PublicWords, a family-owned and operated company. It was founded in 1997 by Morgan, one of America’s top communication theorists and coaches. Nick is supported by his wife and business…

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Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling

March 21, 2013

Whatever the nature and extent of a presentation, be it formal or informal, whatever the objective(s) and audience may be, you will probably have much greater success if you anchor the material in a human context. The best way to do…

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HOW CULTURE DROVE HUMAN EVOLUTION

March 21, 2013

Here is another in the CONVERSATIONS AT EDGE series, in this instance a conversation with Joseph Henrich. As he explains, “The main questions I’ve been asking myself over the last couple years are broadly about how culture drove human evolution.…

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The New Aesthetic Resonates in Ferruccio Laviani’s “Good Vibrations”

March 21, 2013

In the brief commentary for ARTINFO.com, Janelle Zara shares her thoughts about an especially interesting work of art by Ferruccio Laviani. * * * Gone are the days that a little wobble in a work of art conveyed the sense…

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