Commentaries

How the best labs manage talent

July 19, 2022

Here is an excerpt from a “classic” McKinsey Quarterly article by Wouter Aghina, Marc de Jong, and Daniel Simon,  published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…

Read More

What Makes an Executive Effective

July 18, 2022

Note: Amazon continues to feature reviews of earlier editions. What immediately follows is my review of the 50th anniversary edition published more than five years ago by HarperBusiness (January 24, 2017). * * * This is the 50th anniversary edition…

Read More

The Wit and Wisdom of E.B. White

July 17, 2022

Elwyn Brooks White (1899 – 1985) was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte’s Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). In a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, Charlotte’s Web came in first in their…

Read More

Dorothy Arnold on Why Resolutions Fail

July 16, 2022

Long ago, Aristotle observed, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” After spending another January helping to pave the road to hell, I realize that my habits have again defeated my New…

Read More

Meet the psychological needs of your people—all your people

July 13, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tera Allas and Brooke Weddle 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 email alerts,…

Read More

Don’t make the mistake of confusing stress and pressure

July 11, 2022

  Stress is a balloon being inflated that is about to burst! Pressure is a tire being inflated so that you can reach your destination….   Stress can cause a nervous breakdown. Pressure is essential to peak performance.   Stress…

Read More

How to fight employee burnout

July 11, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from an article featured in 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

Why Microsoft Measures Employee Thriving, Not Engagement

July 10, 2022

Here is an excerpt from one of the most popular HBR articles, written by Dawn Klinghoffer and Elizabeth McCune. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive email alerts, please click…

Read More

3 Strategies for Managing an Understaffed Team

July 8, 2022

Here is brief article written by Margaret M. Luciano for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please click here. Credit:  aydinynr/Getty Images * *…

Read More

Monitoring Employees Makes Them More Likely to Break Rules

July 6, 2022

Here is an excerpt from one of the most popular HBR articles, written by Julena M. Bonner,, Chase Thiel, John Bush, David Welsh,, and Niharika Garud. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

Read More