Commentaries

How to Help Superstar Employees Fulfill Their Potential

March 20, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Anthony J. Mayo for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email…

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The Brilliant Inventor Who Made Two of History’s Biggest Mistakes

March 19, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Steven Johnson for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about special subscription rates, please click here. Credit: Photo illustration by Cristiana Couceiro…

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Clayton Christensen Asks: “How Will You Measure Your Life?”

March 15, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Clayton M. Christensen for Harvard Business Review (July–August 2010 Issue) and the HBR Blog Network. Christensen passed away last week of leukemia. All who knew him loved and respected him. In…

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What Makes a Great Leader?

March 14, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article in HBR‘s The Big Idea Series written by Linda A. Hill, Emily Tedards, Jason Wild and Karl Weber. Credit:  Greg Mably * * * Tomorrow’s leaders master three key roles — architect, bridger, and…

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Level Up to Strategic Data Sharing

March 11, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Barbara H. Wixom, Ina M. Sebastian, Robert W. Gregory, and Gabriele Piccol for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click…

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How Althea Gibson Faced Racial Barriers—Even as a Tennis Champio

March 9, 2023

Here is a “classic” article written by ASHLEY BROWN for the History channel website. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images * * * Between 1956 and…

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Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time

March 9, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written byTony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR…

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Improving the Practice of Management — Then and Now

March 7, 2023

Here is Laura Amico and Amy Bernstein‘s Introduction to HBR at 100: The Most Influential and Innovative Articles from Harvard Business Review’s First Century, a truly extraordinary volume that I urge you to add to your personal business library. *…

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Make Gender Equality a Value, Not a Priority

March 7, 2023

Here is an excerpt from a brief article by Katie Mehnert for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To check out other articles and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Organizations within any industry can take constructive steps…

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COMPLETE: The Baseball Writer: A son goes back to spring training to find his father

March 6, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from a “classic” article by Bill Bryson for The New Yorker (2001). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Richard Merkin * * * Salty…

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