Commentaries

Baseball’s Loss of Innocence

May 30, 2011

Here is an article written by Douglas Goetsch and now featured online by The American Scholar, the venerable but lively quarterly magazine of public affairs, literature, science, history, and culture published by the Phi Beta Kappa Society since 1932. In…

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How to Reverse-Engineer Criticism

May 30, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Maurice Ewing for the Harvard Business Review blog’s “Conversation” series. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email…

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Christine Lagarde: “a woman who dominates without domineering”

May 29, 2011

As I read Maureen Dowd’s column about Christine Lagarde in The New York Times (“For Office Civility, Cherchez La Femme,” Sunday, May, 29, 2011), I was reminded of a conversation years ago during a reception in Washington (DC) honoring the…

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Hiring Trends: Make Sure You Aren’t Behind the Times

May 28, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kate Benson, featured by Talent Management magazine at its website. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the Talent Management and Chief Learning Officer…

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The New Science Of Understanding Dog Behavior

May 27, 2011

What’s the best advice to give man about respecting man’s best friend? In an interview of animal behaviorist John Bradshaw conducted by the staff of National Public Radio, he says it’s realizing that dogs are neither wolves nor furry humans…

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Use Stories to Persuade

May 27, 2011

  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. When it comes to persuading others, rhetoric has its limits — it…

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Be Your Own Talent Scout

May 26, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Douglas R. Conant 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,…

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Better Innovation Architecting

May 26, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott Anthony 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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Behave Ethically by Respecting Others

May 26, 2011

  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. There has been a lot of debate in the past few years…

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“How to break your heart every time” by falling victim to social relativity

May 26, 2011

I have just read and will soon review Flying Without a Net: Turn Fear of Change into Fuel for Success, written by Thomas J. DeLong and published by Harvard Business Review Press (June 14, 2011). DeLong examines comparing or what…

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