Commentaries

Organizational health: The ultimate competitive advantage

October 1, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from another outstanding article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which co-authors Scott Keller and Colin Price explain why organizations must build the capacity to learn and keep changing over time to sustain high performance, To read the…

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Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century

September 29, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Thomas H. Davenport and D.J. Patil for the Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. Artwork:…

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The 2011/2012 Towers Watson Talent Management and Rewards Study (North America)

September 28, 2012

    Here is the “Overview” of the Towers Watson 2011/2012 Talent Management and Rewards Study (North America). The so-called “war for talent” becomes even more ferocious at a time when the global economy remains vulnerable to turbulent, disruptive, ambiguous,…

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How to Apply the Right Kind of Pressure to Innovators

September 27, 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. *     *     * Too many managers unintentionally kill innovation by relying heavily on…

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Organizational health: The ultimate competitive advantage

September 26, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from another outstanding article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which co-authors Scott Keller and Colin Price explain why organizations must build the capacity to learn and keep changing over time to sustain…

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How to encourage your people to take the long view

September 25, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from another outstanding article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which co-authors Toby Gibbs, Suzanne Heywood, and Matthew Pettigrew explain how and why employees and managers should be measured as much on their…

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Liz Wiseman on “How Smart Leaders Get More Out of the Employees They Already Have”

September 25, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Liz Wiseman 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, please click here. *     *     *…

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The most important skills that Google looks for when hiring

September 22, 2012

When conducting research for his latest book, Creating Innovators, Tony Wagner interviewed hundreds of thought leaders in creativity, innovation, and talent management. One of them is Judy Gilbert, director of Talent at Google. Whether or not you have any interest in…

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Silicon Valley’s Innovation Secret

September 22, 2012

Here is another excellent resource provided online by Booz & Company. In the report, you will learn how you can build an innovation culture that puts the secrets of Silicon Valley to work for your company.Booz & Company and the…

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