Commentaries

Gandolfini Through The Eyes Of Those He Worked With Him

June 22, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article featured online by National Public Radio. To read the complete article, listen to a recording by WHYY, and check other NPR resources, please click here. Photo credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images * *…

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Original “Mad Man” David Ogilvy on the 10 Qualities of Creative Leaders

June 22, 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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LinkedIn Builds Its Publishing Presence

June 21, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Leslie Kaufman for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo Credit: Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times *…

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Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform

June 21, 2013

Here is a summary of key points examined in a “classic” article written years ago (January 2005) by Edward M. Hallowell for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of…

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Why Your Company Should Use the Kickstarter Model to Innovate

June 20, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Schrage for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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Captains in Disruption

June 20, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Ken Favaro, Per-Ola Karlsson, and Gary L. Neilson for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. In it, they explain how, even when facing a crisis, some CEOs know how…

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The Power of Process: What Young Mozart Teaches Us About the Secret of Cultivating Genius

June 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Maria Popova for her Brain Pickings website. She reflects on the “powerful blend of instruction, encouragement, and constant practice.” She also directs our attention to an immensely interesting book, The…

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Six Secrets to Doing Less and Accomplishing More

June 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by by Matthew E. May for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. In it, he explains why the best innovation strategies are rooted in the art of subtraction. To read…

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Our Artful Brain

June 18, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Priscilla Long in which she explains what it takes to take in, say, a Picasso. It was published by The American Scholar, the venerable but lively quarterly magazine of public affairs,…

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David Brooks on “Living With Mistakes”

June 18, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from a brief article written by one of my favorite essayists, David Brooks, for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * Some of…

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