Commentaries

Being a Strategic Leader Is About Asking the Right Questions

January 21, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Lisa Lai 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…

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By and about Amos Tversky

January 20, 2022

First of all, I have supported the Wikipedia Foundation for several years and wish my circumstances could enable me to donate MUCH more. Its value is incalculable. Please do what you can. Thank you. Here is some material by and…

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A Profile of Fred Rogers

January 19, 2022

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica have written a series of mini-biographies. Here is an excerpt from the profile of Fred Rogers. To learn more about him and other subejects, please click here. * * * Fred Rogers (born March 20,…

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Emphasizing the S in ESG

January 19, 2022

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast in 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…

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The role of ESG and purpose

January 18, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sean Brown and Robin Nuttall 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…

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Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 17, 2022

David Remnick on The New Yorker‘s superb tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. * * * The commemoration of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., comes just as the Senate, and the entire country, is embroiled in a…

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10 Tactics to Keep Your Meeting on Track

January 14, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joel Schwartzberg 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…

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This is How They Tell Me the World Ends wins the 2021 Business Book of the Year Award

January 14, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article featured by the McKinsey blog. To check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * This is How They Tell Me the…

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Why is storytelling essential to to effective communication?

January 13, 2022

One of the most troublesome assumptions when communicating is that one’s  intended meaning is understood by the recipient. For example, the introduction to a news article is called the “lede” and is usually in the first paragraph as in an…

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Is Your Burnout From Too Much Work or Too Little Impact?

January 13, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Liz Wiseman 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…

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