Commentaries

How to Save Time by Saying No

October 31, 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. * * * What matters more: the amount of time you work…

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How to read a business book

October 30, 2012

Most of us are taught to read phonetically. In fact, the speed of light is far greater than the speed of sound. (The speed of sound is 767 mph whereas the speed of light is almost 300-million meters per second.) The eye…

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Walter Kiechel III on “The Management Century”

October 30, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Walter Kiechel III for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts,…

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter on “Why You Need Charisma”

October 29, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rosabeth Moss Kanter for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts,…

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Gabe Zichermann: How games make kids smarter

October 29, 2012

Do kids these days have short attention spans, or does the world just move too slowly to accommodate their energy and creativity? Gabe Zichermann suggests that today’s video games are making children smarter — and we should all embrace gamification. Click here to check out…

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Tony Schwartz on the productivity paradox: How to get more out of people by demanding less

October 29, 2012

In an article written for the June 2010 issue of Harvard Business Review, Tony Schwartz explains how those in senior management have myriad opportunities to set the right context for their employees to replenish their energy. “It’s all about providing…

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Can’t We All Just Get Along?

October 28, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mike Prokopeak 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…

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Listen up, biz leaders: It’s time to rethink everything

October 27, 2012

Here is an excerpt from article co-authored by Geoff Colvin that appeared in Fortune magazine. To read the complete article, check out other resources, obtain subscription, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. *     *     * We’re not…

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Why Rooster Cogburn would probably get into Harvard

October 27, 2012

In one of his novels, True Grit (1968), Charles Portis focuses on a U.S. Marshal named Reuben J. (“Rooster) Cogburn who is described as fearless and tenacious when overcoming all manner of dangers while pursuing criminals such as Tom Chaney. There…

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The most valuable lessons that CEOs can learn from the U.S. Navy’s five-star admirals

October 27, 2012

Many years ago, I read 19 Stars: Study in Military Character & Leadership (1971) in which Edgar F. Puryear rigorously examines four U.S. Army Generals: Eisenhower, Bradley, Marshall, and Patton. The title refers to the total of their stars, with…

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