Commentaries

20 Ways to Think Differently: Inside Apple’s Cultlike-Culture

October 17, 2024

Here is an article written by Steve Tobak for BNET (March 2, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please…

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Don’t Underestimate the Power of Kindness at Work

October 16, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ovul Sezer, Kelly Nault, and Nadav Klein for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please click here. Credit: Cactus Creative…

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How to Avoid or Overcome Creative Blocks and Distractions

October 16, 2024

Here is an article written by Herb Schaffner for BNET (March 7, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please…

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THE NORMAL WELL-TEMPERED MIND: A Conversation with Daniel C. Dennett

October 10, 2024

His uncompromising computationalism has been opposed by philosophers such as John Searle and Jerry Fodor who maintain that the most important aspects of consciousness — intentionality and subjective quality — can never be computed. He is the philosopher of choice…

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10 Creative Block Breakers That Actually Work

October 10, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Susan K. Perry for Psychology Today in which she insists, “You CAN overcome the frustration of feeling blocked.” To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *…

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Andrew St. George on “Leadership lessons from the Royal Navy”

October 10, 2024

Here is a classic article written by Andrew St. George for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (January 31, 2013). As he explains, “This branch of the British armed services consciously fosters cheerfulness and nourishes its collective memory. Business executives…

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Where Data-Driven Decision-Making Can Go Wrong

October 10, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Luca and Amy C. Edmondson for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: *…

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Capote’s Long Ride

October 9, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by George Plimpton for The New Yorker (October 5, 1997). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. *…

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Embracing Gen AI at Work

September 30, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by H. James Wilson and Paul R. Daugherty for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here.…

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Organizational health is (still) the key to long-term performance

September 29, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alex Camp,  Arne Gast, Drew Goldstein, and Brooke Weddle for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To check out “classic” articles, learn more about the firm, and sign up…

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