Commentaries
One of the most troublesome assumptions when communicating is that one’s intended meaning is understood by the recipient. For example, the introduction to a news article is called the “lede” and is usually in the first paragraph as in an…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Liz Wiseman 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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In a recent article featured in The New Yorker, Calvin Trfillin explains the power and impact of the lede, a writer’s device to attract and then capture attention. As you may already know, the introduction to a news article is…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Juliet Bourke 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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Here is another selection of insights (and outsights) from a very observant man, Steven Wright. o I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything. o Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.…
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Chip Heath’s research suggests that sticky ideas share six basic traits. • Simplicity. Messages are most memorable if they are short and deep. Glib sound bites are short, but they don’t last. Proverbs such as the golden rule are short…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dan Cable 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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Here is a brief article written by Lisa Lai 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 click here. Credit: …
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In What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture, Ben Horowitz shares this anecdote from his years with the Netscape organization. After Jim Barksdale became the new CEO, he introduced his way of thinking this way: “We have…
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This is How They Tell Me the World Ends wins the 2021 Business Book of the Year Award
Here is an excerpt from an article featured by the McKinsey blog. To check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * This is How They Tell Me the…
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