Commentaries

Lest we forget today….

November 11, 2021

For years on this national holiday, I have posted a list of the number of men and women in the military services who were killed during each of the wars in which the United States has been involved. My sources…

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Making Silos Work for Your Organization

November 11, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Herman Vantrappen and Frederic Wirtz 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…

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Net Promoter 3.0

November 10, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Fred Reichheld, Darci Darnell, and Maureen Burns for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. They discuss a better system for understanding the real value of happy customers. To read…

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24 Surprisingly Weird Facts You May Not Already Know About US Presidents

November 8, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article featured at the MoneyWise website that caught my eye. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * The most powerful men in America were a quirky…

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Are You Trying to Retain the Right Employees?

November 7, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Zhike Lei, Brooks Holtom, Cody Reeves, and Tiffany Darabi for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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5 Things High-Performing Teams Do Differently

November 5, 2021

Here is a brief article written by Ron Friedman 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:  Illustration by Daniel Creel…

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The Flywheel Effect

November 4, 2021

Jim Collins introduced his concept of “The Flywheel Effect” in his book Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t (2001). No matter how dramatic the end result, good-to-great transformations never happen in one fell swoop. In…

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When to redeploy, upskill, or reskill

November 3, 2021

Here is a brief article written by Matt Fenton,  Emily Field, and Marino Mugayar-Baldocchi 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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What Is It About Peter Thiel?

November 2, 2021

The billionaire Peter Thiel is a venture capitalist who has countless fans and followers. What are they looking for? Here is a brief excerpt from an article about him by Anna Wiener for The New Yorker. To read the complete…

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Your Most Passionate Employees May Not Be Your Top Performers

November 1, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Winnie Jiang 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,…

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