Commentaries

14 Lessons From Benjamin Franklin About Getting What You Want In Life

June 20, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Thea Easterby and featured online by Business Insider. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. *     *     * Benjamin Franklin…

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8 Things Great Bosses Demand from Employees

June 20, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Geoffrey James and featured online by Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *     *     * When your team asks you…

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10 Business and Leadership Lessons from Niccolò Machiavelli

June 19, 2012

Here is an article written by Steve Tobak 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. Image courtesy of Flickr user Robert Scarth …

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Joyas Volardores

June 19, 2012

Brian Doyle is one of my favorite contemporary writers. Just as certain books can be “magic carpets” to exciting new intellectual and emotional adventures, so can writers and Doyle is among the best of them. Here is a brief excerpt…

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Was Steve Jobs a Good Decision Maker?

June 18, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tom Davenport 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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The people problem in talent management

June 18, 2012

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. It was co-authored by Matthew Guthridge, Asmus B. Komm, and Emily Lawson. Granted, this article appeared several years ago but what it reveals and explains is, if anything, even more relevant — and more…

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Changing the Conversation in Your Company

June 18, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind 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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Father’s Day: Contrary to rumors….

June 17, 2012

Contrary to any rumors you may have heard, Father’s Day was not Grorge Washongton’s idea, nor invented by Hallmark Cards. *     *     * Father’s Day was founded in Spokane, Washington in 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in…

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How to Grow Your Company Without Sacrificing Culture

June 16, 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. *     *     * Every company wants to grow. But growth often brings some hiccups, especially…

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The best commencement address yet to be delivered: “Students Don’t Know Much About History”

June 15, 2012

In an interview conducted by Brian Bolduc , featured in the Wall Street Journal (June 18, 2011), the award-winning historian, David McCullough, says textbooks have become “so politically correct as to be comic.” Meanwhile, the likes of Thomas Edison get little attention.…

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