Commentaries

5 dumb negotiating mistakes smart people make

November 15, 2013

Here is an article written by Amy Levin-Epstein for CBS MoneyWatch, the CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the website’s newsletters, please click here.…

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Arianna Huffington Discusses “The Third Metric” at AdWeek 2013

November 15, 2013

Arianna Huffington led a discussion panel during AdWeek on Wednesday [November 6, 2013] advocating for the need to redefine success beyond money and power to include the Third Metric: well-being, wisdom, wonder, empathy and our ability to give back. “Defining…

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The Secret to Innovation: Think Like a Kid

November 14, 2013

Here is a brief article by Tim Brown for LinkedIn in which he shares his thoughts about how naturally creative children are and how important it us for all of us to help children sustain their creative confidence. His comment…

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Survey Reveals 6 Important Truths About Men, Women, and Success

November 14, 2013

Here is a brief article by Nina Bahadur for The Huffington Post. To check out an abundance of other superb articles, please click here. * * * Success can mean anything from securing a corner office at a major corporation…

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Digital Footprints: The Journey from Business Intelligence to Analytics

November 13, 2013

Here is a brief article by Geoffrey Moore for LinkedIn. To read entertaining as well as informative articles by other thought leaders, please click here. Photo: alengo / Getty Images * * * Big Data and Analytics are still a…

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Rewiring the Brain to Eliminate Fear

November 12, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Eugene Rubin, M.D., Ph.D. for Psychology Today during which he explains using a pulse of medication to augment a behavioral therapy. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain…

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David Burkus on “Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and the unconscious creative mind”

November 12, 2013

In his latest book, The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas, David Burkus dispels ten myths, including The Eureka Myth: “the notion that all creative ideas arrive in a ‘eureka’ moment.” The…

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Invaluable perspectives on the brainstorming process

November 11, 2013

Alex Osborn (1888-1966) was founding partner of one of the most highly regarded advertising agencies, BBDO, and is credited with introducing the brainstorming process in his book, Applied Imagination: Principles and Procedures of Creative Problem-Solving, published in 1957. His process…

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Lest we forget on this Veterans’ Day….

November 11, 2013

For years on this national holiday, I have posted a list of the number of men and women in the military services who were killed during each of the wars in which the United States has been involved. My sources…

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For the Want of Real Leaders, N.F.L. Culture Will Stay Lost

November 11, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an especially thoughtful article by Juliet Macur for The New York Times during which she provides an update on the background and current status of issues by no means unique to the Miami Dolphins, a…

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