Commentaries

William Deresiewicz on “The Disadvantages of an Elite Education”

January 16, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article in The American Scholar written by William Deresiewicz. He asserts that our best universities have forgotten that the reason they exist is to make minds, not careers The American Scholar is the…

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb on “Seven Rules of Antifragility (Convexity) in Research”

January 15, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb and featured by the website of Edge.org, a nonprofit private operating foundation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Copyright © 2012 By Edge Foundation, Inc. All…

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How to get a good spin with “The Wheel of Retailing”

January 15, 2013

Remarkably few business executives are familiar with Malcolm McNair’s name, much less with his books and articles, and that’s a shame because he was one of the most influential business thinkers in the 20th century. One of his most important…

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Leadership lessons to be learned from a brilliant symphony conductor

January 14, 2013

  Roger Nierenberg is a highly successful conductor who has performed with some of the most distinguished orchestras in America and Europe. Through his interactive program, The Music Paradigm, he has taught hundreds of top companies around the world how…

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How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes: Lessons in Mindfulness and Creativity from the Great Detective

January 14, 2013

The website Brain Pickings is the brain child of Maria Popova, an “interestingness hunter-gatherer and curious mind at large,” who also writes for Wired UK and The Atlantic, among others, and is an MIT Futures of Entertainment Fellow. She has…

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Delegate, Delegate, Delegate

January 14, 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. *     *     * Most managers complain of having too much to do, but very few…

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How to achieve large-scale transformation in a series of smaller pragmatic steps

January 13, 2013

Here is another online article from Deloitte’s Center for the Edge (probably co-authored by John Hagel III, John Seely Brown, and Lang Davison) that will assist rethinking the DNA of an organization. “The Center for the Edge, part of Deloitte…

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Geoffrey James on “Office Nut Cases: A Field Guide”

January 12, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Geoffrey James for BNET, what has since become the CBS Interactive Business Network. To read the omplete article and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the newsletters, please…

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Sir Richard Branson’s “Five Secrets to Business Success”

January 12, 2013

Here is an article written by Sir Richard Branson for BNET that has become 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…

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AMA Business Boot Camp: A book review by Bob Morris

January 12, 2013

AMA Business Boot Camp: Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career Edward T. Reilly, Editor AMACOM (2013) Information, insights, and counsel that are fundamental to personal growth and professional development The term “boot camp” is…

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