Commentaries

The Graduation Advice We Wish We’d Been Given

June 6, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gretchen Gavett 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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Inside Google’s Secret Lab

June 6, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Brad Stone for Bloomberg Businessweek. He discusses Google[X], home to the self-driving car and Google Glass, the search giant’s factory for scientific bets that require generous amounts of capital and…

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When You Can’t Get No Respect

June 5, 2013

Here is an especially valuable blog post by Charles H. Green at the Trusted Adviser Associates LLC website. To check out all the resources and learn more about him as well as the firm, please click here. * * *…

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The defining characteristics of a healthy organization

June 4, 2013

In a recent post, Randy Mayeux of First Friday Book Synopsis shared his list of what he identifies as his “12 Vital Signs of Organizational Health.” To read that post, please click here. Randy got me thinking about organizational health and I decided to share my…

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Motivating people: Getting beyond money

June 4, 2013

The workplace environment may change but human nature doesn’t. Here is a brief excerpt from an article that appeared a few years ago in The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, but one whose key insights remain even more…

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How to Write an Email That People Will Read

June 4, 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. * * * When you send an email, chances are that it’s competing…

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Why You Should Embrace the Business Model That Threatens You

June 3, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Leonard Fuld 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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Google Is Winning the Innovation War Against Apple

June 2, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Larry Popelka for Bloomberg Businessweek. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. Photograph by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images * * * Google (GOOG) appears to…

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Ree Drummond reflects on “Ten Important Things I’ve Learned About Blogging”

June 2, 2013

Perhaps you have watched one of Ree Drummond‘s programs on the Food Network. That is only one region of her world and there are so many others I have only begun to explore. She is also a wife, a mother…

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Gina Trapani on That Old “Design by Committee” Chestnut

June 1, 2013

Gina Trapani is the lady who has made it to the top 10 richest bloggers of the world and is the owner of Lifehacker. The site has always been an inspiration for many people because the main focus is given…

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