Commentaries

Wisdom on the Other Side of Complexity

January 27, 2024

Long ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. observed, “I don’t care a fig about simplicity on this side of complexity but I would give my life for simplicity on the other side of complexity.” In his latest book, Possible, William Ury…

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What We’re Still Getting Wrong About Performance Management

January 27, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Amy Leschke-Kahle  for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illuastration Credit: Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images *…

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Eight Essential Leadership Tips for 2024

January 26, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Laurianne McLaughlin for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here.   link Illustration Credit: Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images…

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The Hit Man’s Burden: The Old Country Meets Prozac Nation on “The Sopranos.”

January 23, 2024

Here is a “classic” New Yorker article written by Nancy Franklin and published in the March 22, 1999. issue. To check out other articles in that issue and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Illustration by Lara Tomlin *…

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What Managers Should Ask About AI Models and Data Sets

January 22, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by  Roger W. Hoerl and Thomas C. Redman for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Alice Mollon/Ikon Images…

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Use Strategic Thinking to Create the Life You Want

January 21, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rainer Strack, Susanne Dyrchs, and Allison Bailey for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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How to Capitalize on Generative AI: A guide to realizing its benefits while limiting its risks 

January 20, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Daniel Rock, Andrew McAfee, and Erik Brynjolfsson 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…

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The New Rules of Executive Presence

January 19, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sylvia Ann Hewlett 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…

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EVERYWHERE AN OINK OINK: An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood

January 18, 2024

Herre is a brief excerpt from an article by Dwight Garner for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here * * * David Mamet, a.k.a. ‘Embittered Dave,’ Would Like…

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Leadership Development Is Failing Us. Here’s How to Fix It

January 18, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article by Hannes Leroy, Moran Anisman-Razin, and Jim Detert for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Crwedit:  Daniel Hertzberg/theispot.com *…

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