Commentaries

How to be an excellent CEO: Be your most effective self

March 11, 2022

Feel like you have an ever-growing pile of things to do and never enough time to get it all done? Here’s how the most successful CEOs deal with that problem: They of course ensure everything that needs to get done…

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What you may not know about Martin Scorcese

March 7, 2022

I am again deeply grateful to IMDb for providing an abundance of information about Martin Scorcese‘s life and work. He was born on November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York City, to Catherine Scorsese (née Cappa) and Charles Scorsese, who both worked…

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Are You Aware of Your Biases?

March 4, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Carmen Acto 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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Opinion: Supreme Court confirmations are a farce. Blame the Supreme Court.

March 3, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from an article in The Washington Post by Dana Milbank. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. * * * It’s a case of the…

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Daniel Kahneman on “The riddle of experience vs. memory”

March 2, 2022

As you probably know already, TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today…

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Stop Focusing on Profitability and Go for Growth

March 1, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Mankins 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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Connect with Empathy, But Lead with Compassion

February 28, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter, and Marissa Afton 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…

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The keys to success in digital transformation

February 26, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from an analysis by Blake Lindsay, Eugéne Smit, and Nick Waugh for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register to receive…

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3 Tensions Leaders Need to Manage in the Hybrid Workplace

February 23, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Bobbi Thomason and Jennifer Franczak 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…

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A Sense of Where You Are

February 22, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article (1965) by John McPhee for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check k out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photograph from Bettman / Getty * *…

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