Commentaries

Persuading Your Team to Embrace Change

April 21, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Bill Taylor 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…

Read More

Excellent advice on training dogs of all ages

April 19, 2022

Here is a direct link to a source of information about training dogs of all ages. If you or someone you know needs assistance, I highly recommend it. * * * Dear Reader: A number of readers — as well…

Read More

Strategic Thinking: Key Points

April 18, 2022

Here is some essential information provided by the MasterClass staff. To check out other valuable resources, please click here. * * * What Is Strategic Thinking? Strategic thinkers excel at problem-solving, decision-making, and developing realistic action plans to achieve specific…

Read More

Ask an Expert: How Do I Deal with Being Average?

April 13, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ravi Venkatesan 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…

Read More

Bob Uecker: “Mr. Baseball”

April 11, 2022

A multi-talented personality, Bob Uecker enjoys a special place in the world of baseball. Starting off his career as a baseball player, he later served as a baseball commentator, television host, wrestling ringside announcer, comedian, and a television and film…

Read More

What sets the world’s best CEOs apart

April 7, 2022

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast sponsored by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Are…

Read More

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Perspectives

April 5, 2022

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American lecturer, poet, and essayist, the leading exponent of New England Transcendentalism. Emerson’s voice and rhetoric sustained the faith of thousands in the American lecture circuits between 1834 and the American Civil War. He served as a…

Read More

The science behind transformations: Protecting value from day one

April 3, 2022

Here is a brief but substantial article written by Michael Bucy, Bill Schaninger, Kate Van Akin, and Brooke Weddle for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm,…

Read More

How to Make Great Decisions, Quickly

April 2, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Martin G. Moore 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…

Read More

Here are memorable insights by and about women

March 31, 2022

The most valuable insights are not gender-specific. For example, from Oscar Wilde: “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” No doubt some are more relevant to women than they are to men. These are among the most widely quoted observations…

Read More