Commentaries

To Adapt During Crisis, Take a Lesson From Jazz

March 7, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Scott Sonenshein for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit:  Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images     …

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Vincent Van Gogh’s Lust for Life

March 6, 2024

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created approximately 2100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most…

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Leading with inner agility

March 6, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Sam Bourton, Johanne Lavoie, and Tiffany Vogel for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…

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Negotiate Like a Pro

March 5, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott Walker for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please…

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The Scandal of Clarence Thomas’s New Clerk

March 5, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jane Mayer and published in The New Yorker (February 29, 2024). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Philip Montgomery * *…

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The Generation After Malcolm X

February 29, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article by Marshall Frady that appeared in The New Yorker (October 4, 1992). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo Credit: Richard Avedon/©…

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Trump’s G.O.P. Is a Confederacy of Fakers

February 27, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Thomas L. Friedman for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and obtain subscription information, click here. Illustration Credit: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters * * *…

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When things get rocky, practice deliberate calm

February 26, 2024

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast sponsored by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * *…

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The Sure Thing

February 23, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic  New Yorker article by Malcolm Gladwell, published in the January 10, 2010, issue. To read the complete artic le, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Jean-FranÇois Martin *…

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What We’re Still Getting Wrong About Performance Management

February 22, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Amy Leschke-Kahle for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here.Credit: Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images* * * Measuring and…

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