Commentaries
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Davis Carlin, Anu Madgavkar, Dana Maor and Angelika Reich for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…
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Years ago, when he was head coach of the Houston Oilers, Bum Phillips was asked who the all-time greatest football coach was. “Bear Bryant.” Why? “Because he could beat your’un with his’un and his’un with you’un.” Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant was…
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The International Movie Database (IMDb) remains the best single source for information about filmmaking and those who create them. I urge you to check it out. For example, here is a portion of the information IMDb provides about Michael Caine,…
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Here is an excerpt from a major report prepared by Anu Madgavkar, Bill Schaninger, Sven Smit, Jonathan Woetzel, Hamid Samandari, Davis Carlin, Jeongmin Seong, and Kanmani Chockalingam for the McKinsey Blog, sponsored by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources,…
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In addition to book reviews, interviews, and commentaries, I also re-read several classics each calendar year. My perennials include Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone, Shakespeare’s four mature tragedies (Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth), Ecclesiastes (Old Testament) and St. Paul’s…
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Here is a brief but substantial exerpt from an article by Bejoy Philip and Dana Kaminstein for the MIT Sloan Management Review Blog. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *…
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Here is a brief but substantial article from McKinsey Blog, sponsored by McKinsey & Company. To check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * August 25, 2022The best…
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Here is a brief but substantial article by Ben Laker for MIT Sloan Management Review Blog. To check out other resources and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Our expert columnists offer opinion and analysis on important…
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Here is a brief but substantial article by Jim Detert, Kevin Kniffin, and Hannes Leroy for MIT Sloan Management Review Blog. To check out other resources and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illo Credit: Dan Page/theispot.com * * *…
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What you may not already know about Thomas Edison
In an article for Mental Floss, Mark Mancini shares 11 surprising facts about Thomas Edison. Credit: duncan1890/Getty Images * * * Here are the first five. Want to make a movie? You’ll need quality light fixtures, sound recording equipment, and a…
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