Commentaries

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on High Performance: A Book Review by Bob Morris

October 25, 2023

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on High Performance Various Contributors and HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (May 2022) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle’s insight refers to organizations as well…

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What Most American Schools Do Wrong

October 25, 2023

Here is a brief excerrpt from an artic le by Adam Grant for The New York Times. Dr. Grant, a contributing Opinion writer, is an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. This essay is adapted…

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

October 24, 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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Five Steps to Build and Sustain Diversity in Your Organization

October 23, 2023

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

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The Chairman of Nokia on Ensuring Every Employee Has a Basic Understanding of Machine Learning — Including Him

October 21, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Risto Siilasmaa 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: ANTTI AIMO KOIVISTO/GETTY IMAGES * *…

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Five Ways Leaders Can Turn Pushback Into Progress

October 19, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article by Phillip G. Clampitt and Bob DeKoch for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR |…

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The wit and wisdom of Daniel Kahneman

October 18, 2023

Daniel Kahneman is an Israeli psychologist and economist notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Here is a selection…

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Personal experience of inclusion: Critical to winning the war for talent

October 17, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Drew Goldstein, David Mendelsohn, and Julia Sperling-Magro for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Seven practices can improve personal experiences of inclusion and help diverse teams thrive.To read the complete article, check out…

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The Lost Mariner: The self-confidence that kept Columbus going was his undoing.

October 16, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article writtenb by  Elizabeth Kolbert for The New Yorker, published in the XXX issue. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * *…

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What Inspired “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”?

October 15, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Lesley Kennedy and  featured by the HISTORY Channel website. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. * * * The…

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