Commentaries

How to implement irganizational change

June 5, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from the transcript of a podcast sponsored by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register to receive email alerts, please…

Read More

Roger Martin on thinking with a new way to think

June 4, 2023

The ideas in some busibess books are even more vakuable now than they were when first published. For example…. In A New Way to Think: Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness, Roger Martin shares his thoughts about how to think…

Read More

How the implementation process is evolving

June 2, 2023

Here is an excerpt from another “classic” article from the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. *…

Read More

With Burnout on the Rise, What Can Companies Do About It?

June 1, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Dawn Klinghoffer and Katie Kirkpatrick-Husk for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Workforce data highlights…

Read More

AI Is Helping Companies Redefine, Not Just Improve

May 31, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Michael Schrage, David Kiron, François Candelon, Shervin Khodabandeh, and Michael Chu for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here.…

Read More

Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’

May 29, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jeffrey Goldberg that appeared in The Atlantic (9/3/2020). To read the complete article, please click here. * * * The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked…

Read More

Critical Thinking Is About Asking Better Questions

May 28, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Coleman 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:  Juan Moyano/Getty Images * * *…

Read More

Into the Fray

May 26, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Abbie Lundberg for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * With all of the escalating challenges confronting…

Read More

What You’re Getting Wrong About Burnout

May 26, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Liz Fosslien for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * The burnout crisis is here, but…

Read More

Picasso Becoming Picasso

May 25, 2023

What follows is a brief excerpt from a superb article by  Roberta Smith, featured in The New York Times (May 11, 2023). * * * A small, exquisite exhibition at the Guggenheim shows how the City of Light transformed the…

Read More