Commentaries

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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Building the healthy corporation

January 24, 2014

Here’s an excerpt from another outstanding article, co-authored by Richard Dobbs, Keith Leslie and Lenny T. Mendonca, featured in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. The co-authors explain why it is difficult — but vital — for managers…

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A Five-Minute Exercise to Boost Leadership

January 23, 2014

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. * * * When a new work group forms, people often make snap…

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Technology, Media and Telecommunications

January 23, 2014

Deloitte is now building an inventory of invaluable resources for its “At the core” project and they include a series of videos that I highly recommend. They examine issues and trends keeping semiconductor executives up at night. The semiconductor landscape…

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What’s Good for Women is Good for Business

January 22, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Josh Bersin for LinkedIn Pulse during which he makes four key points while explaining why what’s good for women is good for business. As you may or may not know, women now…

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The Key to Making New Year’s Resolutions Stick

January 21, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Francesca Gino 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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What executives should know about open data

January 21, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Michael Chui, James Manyika, and Steve Van Kuiken for the McKinsey Quarterly in which they discuss how and why novel and more accessible forms of information from government and private sources represent…

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Avoiding blind spots in your next joint venture

January 19, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by John Chao, Eileen Kelly Rinaudo, and Robert Uhlaner for McKinsey & Company’s “Insights & Publications” practice. In it, they explain how and why even joint ventures developed using familiar best…

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What is Design Thinking?

January 18, 2014

Here is a brief and remarkably informative article by Beverly Ingle during which she explains what design thinking is and can do. It is featured by the Inc. Small Giants Community website where you can check out a wealth of…

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The strategic yardstick you can’t afford to ignore

January 18, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Chris Bradley, Angus Dawson, and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly. In it, they explain how a systematic scan of the economic-profit performance of nearly 3,000 global companies yields fresh…

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