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“The Last Movie Stars” reveals the transformation of the movie industry and the way that Newman and Woodward negotiated the changing terms surrounding the careers of actors. Photograph courtesy Warner Brothers Here is a brief excerpt of Richard Brody‘s review…
Read MoreHere is an excerpt from an article written by Ron Askenas for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * While…
Read MoreHere is an exerpt from an article rated by readers as one of the most popular ever in The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company and co-authored by Mehrdad Baghai, Sven Smit, and S. Patrick Viguerie. They explain how and why a fine-grained…
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Here is an excerpt from a “classic” McKinsey Quarterly article by Wouter Aghina, Marc de Jong, and Daniel Simon, 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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Note: Amazon continues to feature reviews of earlier editions. What immediately follows is my review of the 50th anniversary edition published more than five years ago by HarperBusiness (January 24, 2017). * * * This is the 50th anniversary edition…
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Elwyn Brooks White (1899 – 1985) was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte’s Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). In a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, Charlotte’s Web came in first in their…
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Long ago, Aristotle observed, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” After spending another January helping to pave the road to hell, I realize that my habits have again defeated my New…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tera Allas and Brooke Weddle 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 alerts,…
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Stress is a balloon being inflated that is about to burst! Pressure is a tire being inflated so that you can reach your destination…. Stress can cause a nervous breakdown. Pressure is essential to peak performance. Stress…
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Ronald Heifetz on “The harsh realities of effective leadership: when to assert authority and when to lead”
The world is in the throes of perpetual and permanent crisis – political, financial, ethical, health. Leadership, says Harvard University’s Ronald Heifetz, is both the problem and solution. It’s dangerous work and there are no easy answers, but it can…
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