Commentaries

Top 10 Famous Stutterers

February 21, 2013

Here’s an excerpt from an article written by El the erf for Listverse,  “a place for explorers. Together we seek out the most fascinating and rare gems of human knowledge. We write, we read, we learn—and in the process, we have fun.…

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Death To Core Competency: Lessons From Nike, Apple, Netflix

February 20, 2013

In a world of rapid disruption, the idea of having a core competency–an intrinsic set of skills required to thrive in certain markets–is an outmoded principle. Apple, Nike, and Netflix have better ideas. Here is a brief excerpt from an…

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Making Star Teams Out of Star Players

February 20, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Mankins, Alan Bird, and James Root 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…

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How to Defuse Difficult People

February 19, 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. *     *     * Dealing with tough personalities can make you feel powerless. What can…

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When It Comes to Content Strategy, Spreadable Is the New Sticky

February 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Sam Ford for Fast Company magazine. The co-author of Spreadable Media, discusses why content strategies that focus on keeping conversations artificially contained are outmoded. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information,…

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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data

February 18, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Alon Halevy, Peter Norvig, and Fernando Pereira, written for iEEE iNTElliGENT SYSTEMS magazine and featured at the computer.org website. IEEE Intelligent Systems is a bimonthly publication of the IEEE Computer…

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The startling cost of inefficient collaboration

February 18, 2013

The following material is featured on the MIT SLoan Management Review website. I urge you to check out the wealth of resources by clicking here. * * * Collaboration is all the rage in business these days – and for good reason, given the…

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Dan Goleman on Managing “The Dark Side of Charisma”

February 16, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Daniel Goleman for The New York Times. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * Good managers are easy to spot. “Besides intelligence and a knack…

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Laura Vanderkam on “5 ways to find your team’s hidden talents”

February 14, 2013

Here is an article written by Laura Vanderkam 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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The History of Valentine’s Day: Now you know….

February 14, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Katie Straw during which she takes an historical view of one of our most popular national holidays. * * * Contrary to what the greeting card stores may lead you to…

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