Commentaries

The eight trends that will define 2021–and beyond

June 26, 2021

Here is an excerpt from a conversation involving Celia Huber and Kevin Sneader 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 Emerson Can Teach Us About Resilience

June 25, 2021

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Mark Edmundson for The Wall Street Journal. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscription rates, please click here. Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1860. (Credit:…

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Behavioral science in business: Nudging, debiasing, and managing the irrational mind

June 24, 2021

Here is an excerpt from a podcast led by Tim Dickson about how companies can use behavioral science to address unconscious bias and instincts and manage the irrational mind. It appeared in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company.…

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The search for purpose at work

June 24, 2021

Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast that involved Naina Dhingra and Bill Schaninger 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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Employees Are Lonelier Than Ever. Here’s How Employers Can Help.

June 23, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Constance Noonan Hadley 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…

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John Cleese on Creativity in Management

June 22, 2021

Although usually associated with Monthy Python’s Flying Circus, a group of relentless humorists that he co-founded, John Cleese is also a remarkably brilliant as well as entertaining thought leader in the world of business education. Here is a direct link…

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The Wrong Way to Think About Creativity

June 21, 2021

 In Decoding Greatness, Ron Friedman explains how the best in the world reverse engineer their success. He extends the concept of reverse engineering into a wide range of applications that include but are not limited to investing. Carl Gustav Jacobi,…

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What the “Best Companies to Work For” Do Differently

June 20, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael O’Malley 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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What are the defining characteristics of an agile organization?

June 16, 2021

Many years ago, Jack Welch was asked why he highly admired small organizations. GE’s then chairman and CEO offered this response: “There are several reasons. For one, they communicate better. Without the din and prattle of bureaucracy, people listen as…

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Stop Being So Hard on Yourself

June 15, 2021

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Melody Wilding 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…

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