Commentaries

Michael Bungay Stanier on “Six Great Work Paradoxes”

December 24, 2012

In Do More Great Work published by Workman Publishing (2010), Michael Bungay Stanier explains how to “stop the busywork, and start [and complete] the work that [really] matters.” For example, he identifies and discusses “Six Great Work Paradoxes” that may…

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“Economic Conditions Snapshot, December 2012”: McKinsey Global Survey results

December 24, 2012

Amid persistent concerns over sluggish demand, executives report a more positive outlook for the global economy and their own companies. Here is a brief excerpt from another McKinsey Global Survey, “Economic Conditions Snapshot, December 2012.” To read the complete study,…

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Carol J. Loomis: My 51 Years (and counting) at Fortune

December 23, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Carol J. Loomis for FORTUNE magazine, published in 2005. She has stood toe-to-toe with imperial CEOs, exposed major frauds, and played some serious bridge with Buffett. Now FORTUNE’s intrepid reporter…

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Who is Theodore Dalrymple and why is he important?

December 22, 2012

Briefly, Anthony (A.M.) Daniels (born in 1949), who generally uses the pen name Theodore Dalrymple, is a British writer and retired prison doctor and psychiatrist. Before his retirement in 2005, he worked as a doctor and psychiatrist in a hospital…

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The Dark Side of Charisma

December 21, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 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 subscription to…

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Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress

December 21, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Heidi Grant Halvorson 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 subscription to…

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Leon Leonwood Bean’s Integrity

December 20, 2012

Anna Bernasek is the author of The Economics of Integrity: From Darwin to Toyota, How Wealth Is Based on Trust & What That Means for Our Future, published in 2010 by harperstudio, an imprint of Harper Collins. In Chapter 6,…

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Richard Tedlow on “searing” business insights

December 20, 2012

In Giants of Enterprise: Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built published by Harper Collins (2003), Richard Tedlow devotes an entire chapter to what he characterizes as “searing” business insights. These are comparable with religious epiphanies, what George Fox…

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Voltaire on the human race

December 20, 2012

François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, freedom of expression, free trade and separation…

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Social Media as Change Catalyst

December 19, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Elizabeth S. Choo, Walter Gossage and Trinity Martin for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning…

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