Commentaries

New Research on “The Innovation Bottom Line”

February 8, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from the Introduction to the 2012 Sustainability & Innovation Global Executive Study and Research Project, co-sponsored by MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group. The report was co-authored by David Kiron, Nina Kruschwitz,…

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Here’s an easy IQ test for really intelligent people

February 7, 2013

You only need four correct out of 10 questions to pass. 1) How long did the Hundred Years’ War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3) From which animal do we get cat gut? 4) In which month do…

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Silicon Valley’s most important document ever

February 7, 2013

Here is a brief article written by Janko Roettgers for GigaOM in which he discusses a statement by Facebook’s COO, Sheryl Sandberg, who recently called Netflix’s famous company culture presentation “the most important document ever to come out of the…

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How to battle-test your innovation strategy

February 7, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article featured in The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which Marla M. Capozzi, John Horn, and Ari Kellen explain how and why leading companies use war games to focus better on…

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How Do Innovators Think?

February 7, 2013

What makes visionary entrepreneurs such as Apple’s Steve Jobs, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Ebay’s Pierre Omidyar and Meg Whitman, and P&G’s A.G. Lafley tick? In a question-and-answer session with HBR contributing editor Bronwyn Fryer, Professors Jeff Dyer of Brigham Young University…

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5 Biggest Leadership Lessons From 2012

February 6, 2013

Flight director Keith Comeaux, right, celebrates with Martin Greco after a successful landing of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory on August 5, 2012 in Pasadena, California. Here is a brief excerpt from an article written…

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The Skills Most Leaders Don’t Have

February 6, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Brian Evje and featured in Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo: Anthony Danielle via Flickr * * *…

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How to Proactively Manage Your Digital Reputation

February 5, 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. * * * Because potential employers can research us 24/7, we’re all in…

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Nancy F. Koehn on “Lincoln’s School of Management”

February 5, 2013

A 2012 re-enactment of the Battle of Shiloh as captured by a pinhole camera in Michie, Tenn. Such a camera has no lens, viewfinder or shutter — just a pinhole at the front and film at the back. Images can…

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How To Make Your Employees Happier

February 4, 2013

Here is an abbreviated version of an article written by Anne Kreamer and featured in Fast Company magazine. As she explains, workplace happiness increases productivity, stimulates creativity, and makes employees more willing to take risks. She examines how some executives…

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