Commentaries

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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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What Matters Now

March 30, 2022

Here is an article by Abbie Lundberg for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * One of the reasons I joined MIT Sloan Management Review is…

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The Future of Work : Understanding what’s temporary and what’s transformative

March 29, 2022

Here is a brief but substantial article written by Marino Mugayar-Baldocchi, Bill Schaninger, and Kartik Sharma for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…

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Business Perspectives from Mary Parker Follett

March 28, 2022

Mary Parker Follett (1868-1933) was an American social worker, management consultant, philosopher and pioneer in the fields of organizational theory and organizational behavior. Along with Lillian Gilbreth, she was one of two great women management experts in the early days…

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3 Practices That Set Resilient Teams Apart

March 26, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Keith Ferrazzi and CeCe Morken  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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How to Stop Overthinking and Start Trusting Your Gut

March 25, 2022

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 alerts, please…

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Picasso’s Perspectives

March 23, 2022

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, famous for paintings like Guernica and for the art movement known as Cubism. A Spanish painter, he was also a sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and stage designer considered…

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