Commentaries

The Three Don’ts of Persuasion

March 30, 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. Persuading people to believe in your idea is a critical leadership skill.…

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6 Habits of True Strategic Thinkers

March 29, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an outstanding article written by Paul J. H. Schoemaker and featured online by Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, check out other resources, sign up for free email alerts, and obtain subscription, please click…

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Antul Gawande asks, “Top athletes and singers have coaches. Should you?”

March 29, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Atul Gawande for The New Yorker magazine. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *     *     * No matter…

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Daniel Kahneman: Beware the “inside view”

March 29, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article, featured in The McKinsey Quarterly published by McKinsey & Company. It includes an excerpt from Daniel Kahneman‘s book, Thinking, Fast and Slow. To read the complete article, check out the abundance of other…

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The three biggest mistakes made when attempting to solve a problem

March 28, 2012

I can easily identify with the executive in Frank Cotham’s cartoon that appeared in an issue of The New Yorker years ago. Problems really do seem to multiply like rabbits on steroids. However, experts on decision-making agree that there are…

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How to shrink your world and everyone in it

March 28, 2012

I know someone who has shrunk her world and everyone in it. How? She owns and constantly uses an iPhone and an iPad. That is how she sees various realities: as small images held captive within electronic devices. Winston Churchill…

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Tony Schwartz on “The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time”

March 28, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tony Schwartz 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…

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The executive’s guide to better listening

March 27, 2012

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article, written by Bernard T. Ferrari and featured by the website of The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To check out the wealth of free resources, learn more about the firm,…

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Walter Isaacson on “The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs”

March 26, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Walter Isaacson 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…

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AND THE ELLIE GOES TO…..

March 23, 2012

Congratulations to William Zinsser, winner of this year’s National Magazine Award in the category of Digital Commentary. Zinsser, 89, beat out CNET’s Molly Wood, The Daily Beast’s Michelle Goldberg, The New Yorker writers on Osama bin Laden, and Rolling Stone’s Matt…

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