Commentaries

How to Influence Others by Listening to Them

August 12, 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. * * * People don’t like being pushed, or even nudged, to do…

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Breaking Bad’s Management Lessons

August 10, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Ben Wasserstein for Bloomberg Businessweek. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photograph by Everett Collection * * * “Do you know…

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How to Master Joseph Schumpeter’s Concept of “Creative Destruction”

August 9, 2013

As I began to read Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry, written by David C. Robertson with Bill Breen and published by Crown Business, it occurred to me that LEGO…

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What Boeing Has Learned from Used-Car Salesmen

August 9, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Julie Johnsson for Bloomberg Businessweek. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photograph by Jens Goerlich * * * Auto dealers have long…

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Why “Reply All” Is a Risk Worth Taking

August 9, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Tim Brown for LinkedIn. To read the completer article and check out others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * When was the last time you…

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The Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In

August 8, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Judith Warner for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check others, obtain subscription information, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. Editor: Ilena Silverman Illustration:…

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The Best Books on Writing, NYC, Animals, and More: A Collaboration with the New York Public Library

August 7, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Maria Popova for her website, Brain Pickings, in which she shares a unique and exciting celebration of “timelessly wonderful reads in an elaborate diorama of papercraft book sculptures.” To read…

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Making the transition from task-focused high achiever to effective manager or leader isn’t always easy.

August 7, 2013

Here is a brief article by Angie Hicks, featured by LinkedIn, in which she discusses what proved to be a difficult transition from a high-energy, results-driven individual to a supervisor who is responsible for the performance of others. To check…

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Creating the Right Recipe for Transformation

August 6, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kellye Whitney for Talent Management magazine. To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines…

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The $4 Million Teacher

August 5, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Amanda Ripley for The Wall Street Journal. South Korea’s students rank among the best in the world, and its top teachers can make a fortune. Can the U.S. learn from…

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