Commentaries

The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies

July 29, 2012

Here is the executive summary of a recent report featured online by The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI),  the business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company. MGI was established in 1990 to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving global economy.…

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Gary Hamel gives all of us something to think about this weekend….

July 28, 2012

For most of us, weekends provide an opportunity to take a rest from thinking about weekday concerns and consider less urgent – but perhaps much more important – issues. For example: In The Future of Management, co-authored with Bill Breen and…

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How strategists lead

July 27, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Cynthia A. Montgomery, a Harvard Business School professor, who reflects on what she has learned from senior executives about the unique value that strategic leaders can bring to their companies. It is featured by…

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How to Know When to Give Up On a Goal

July 26, 2012

  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. *     *     * Setting goals and sticking to them is important. But you should…

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Analytics on Demand

July 26, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Eugene Burke for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. *     *  …

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How to Drive Turnover Down Among Your Company’s Most Valuable Employees

July 26, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Adrienne Fox for the website of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).  To read the complete article, check out other resources, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. *     *    …

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What Is Marissa Mayer’s Secret Weapon?

July 25, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Steven Levy for Wired magazine. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and sign up for email alerts, please click here.  *     *      *…

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Confronting the Pain of Innovation

July 23, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Schrage and published in Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out all the other resources, sign in or sign up for HBR email alerts, and obtain discount information, please click here.…

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Why your “to-do” list doesn’t work

July 23, 2012

Here is an article written by Dave Johnson for 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 website’s newsletters, please click here. *     *    …

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Vital Voices: A book review by Bob Morris

July 22, 2012

Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World Alyse Nelson Jossey-Bass (2012) How and why “women’s rights are human rights” and “women’s progress is global progress” for everyone Alyze Nelson wrote the Introduction and then devotes a separate chapter to each of…

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