Commentaries

Collaboration Is a Key Skill. So Why Aren’t We Teaching It?

November 15, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article by Deb Mashek for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * New research finds that despite the…

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When Confronting Bias, Beware the Counterclaims

November 15, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article by Felix Danbold, Ivuoma N. Onyeador, and Miguel M. Unzueta for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * *…

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Steven Spielberg Gets Personal

November 13, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Steven Spielberg by A.O. Scott for The New York Times. To read the complete interview, check out other material, and obtain information about deep-discount subscription rates, please click here. CrEdit: Chantal…

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What Outperformers Do Differently to Tap Internal Talent

November 9, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article by Nithya Vaduganathan, Ben Zweig, Colleen McDonald, , and Lisa Simon for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *…

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What poker pro Annie Duke can teach you about quitting on time

November 8, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Annie Duke by Molly Liebergall 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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4 Types of Innovators Every Organization Needs

November 8, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Andy Wu, Goran Calic, and Min Basadur 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…

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The impact of agility: How to shape your organization to compete

November 7, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Wouter Aghina, Christopher Handscomb, Olli Salo, and Shail Thaker for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up…

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Ten Fascinating Presidential Facts You May Not Already Know

November 5, 2022

Here is a brief article by Li Zhou that I came upon in Smithsonian magazine. To check out others, please click here. * * * Think you’ve got a firm handle on the presidents? The Smithsonian Book of Presidential Trivia from Smithsonian Books just…

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Fundamentals of Situational Leadership

November 2, 2022

Near the beginning of the film The Dirty Dozen (1967), Major John Reisman (Lee Marvin) meets with several convicts in a military prison who have either been sentenced to death or will remain in prison for the rest of their lives.…

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The Art of Dying

November 2, 2022

The author and his wife in 1981. “Meeting Brooke, having Ada, and getting sober are my life’s top three red-letter days.” Photograph by Sheree Rose Here is a portion of an essay by Peter Schjeldahl who recently died after a…

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