Commentaries

Michael Lenox on five frameworks by which to achieve a successful digital transformation

June 23, 2023

A common theme running through Strategy in the Digital Age is that digital technology is changing — sometimes totally disrupting — the underlying basis of competition for a wide swath of businesses and industries…Most important, this book is about how to…

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The Missing Discipline Behind Failure to Scale

June 22, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Andy Binns  and Christine Griffin for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Dan Page/theispot.com * *…

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The Business Case for Quantum Computing

June 21, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Francesco Bova, Avi Goldfarb, and Roger Melko for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Andy Potts *…

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The Lion and Me

June 20, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from a “classic” article by John Lahr, for The New Yorker (November 8, 1998). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Getty Images  * * *…

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Tom Butler-Bowdon on Viktor Frankl

June 20, 2023

In one of his several “classic” blog posts, Tom Butler Bowdon says this: One of the books that had the biggest impact on me was Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search For Meaning – which I wrote about in 50 Self-Help Classics.…

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The Value of Value Creation

June 18, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marc Goedhart and Tim Koller for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…

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Ernest Shackleton: A mini-profile of extraordinary courage

June 16, 2023

In 1901, Shackleton was chosen to go on the Antarctic expedition led by British naval officer Robert Falcon Scott on the ship Discover. With Scott and one other, Shackleton trekked toward the South Pole in extremely difficult conditions, getting closer…

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Employees Are Lonelier Than Ever. Here’s How Employers Can Help.

June 15, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Constance Noonan Hadley 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: Mint Images/Getty Images * *…

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Workforce Ecosystem Orchestration: A Strategic Framework

June 14, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Elizabeth J. Altman, David Kiron, Robin Jones, Susan Cantrel, and Steven Hatfield for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click…

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When Doing Less Adds Up to More

June 12, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Zeynep Ton for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Alex Nabaum/theispot.com * * * Companies that reduce…

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