Commentaries

Naked Launch

December 10, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an outstanding article written by Nathan Heller for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *     *     * One Tuesday in January, 2007,…

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How to Grow a Great Company: 4 Tips on Hiring

December 10, 2013

Special thanks to Red Caffeine Marketing for the design of this infographic. * * * I have posted information previously about a very important organization, the Inc. Small Giants Community and its Center for Values Driven Leadership. “How to Develop…

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When Ads Look Like Content: FTC Examines Issues Around “Sponsored Content”

December 9, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article by William Launder for The Wall Street Journal in which he examines a recent and rapidly developing opportunity to combine knowledge leadership with digital marketing. To read the complete article, check out others,…

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Mobilizing your C-suite for big-data analytics

December 9, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Brad Brown, David Court, and Paul Willmott for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, they explain how leadership-capacity constraints are undermining many companies’ efforts. New management…

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The Brain’s Crowdsourcing Software

December 7, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Alison Gopnik for the Wall Street Journal. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Image credit: Magoz * * * Over the…

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Juan Williams: My Meetings With Mandela

December 6, 2013

Of the dozens of well-deserved tributes to Nelson Mandela that I have seen thus far, of greatest interest to me was one by Juan Williams for The Wall Street Journal in which he recalled, “Fresh from prison, he granted an…

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Maria Popova on “The Psychology of Self-Control”

December 6, 2013

Here is a review by Maria Popova for her website, Brain Pickings, in which she discusses Jeremy Dean’s recently published book, Making Habits, Breaking Habits: Why We Do Things, Why We Don’t, and How to Make Any Change Stick. To…

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‘Tis the Season to Focus on the Business Basics

December 6, 2013

Here’s a brief excerpt from an article by Angie Hicks for LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * When I remember the summer of 1995 and how I made myself knock…

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The “secret sauce” that Jeff Bezos learned about from Jim Collins

December 5, 2013

In his superb biography, The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, Brad Stone explains that Bezos once retained Jim Collins to participate in Amazon.com’s executive retreat (in 2001) to help him and his senior managers clarify their…

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The MOOC Market Takes Off

December 5, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an especially important article by Josh Bersin for Forbes. He discusses one of the most promising new frontiers in contemporary education, generally referred to as the “MOOC market” (Massive Open Online Courses). To read…

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