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Notes from the AI frontier: Applications and value of deep learning

September 16, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michael Chui, James Manyika, Mehdi Miremadi, Nicolaus Henke, Rita Chung, Pieter Nel, and Sankalp Mal for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out…

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Closing the tech gender gap through philanthropy and corporate social responsibility

September 13, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michael Conway, Kweilin Ellingrud, Tracy Nowski, and Renee Wittemyer for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the…

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When Working Across Cultures, Understand What Silence Means

September 13, 2018

  Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Cultural differences aren’t always obvious. Take silence, for example.…

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Amelia Earhart’s perspective on equality in the workplace

September 11, 2018

  One of my favorite quotations on this subject: “More women will gain admittance as a greater number knock at the door. It might be well to bring an ax along; you may have to chop your way through the…

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The wit and wisdom of Michel de Montaigne

September 9, 2018

Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly. These are among…

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A perspective in 1910 on Thomas Edison

September 8, 2018

The Story of Great Inventions, published by Harper & Brothers (1910), is a seminal work that deserves much more attention and appreciation than it has received. Elmer Ellsworth Burns has this to say about a contemporary, Thomas Edison: “He sat one night…

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The Devil in Steve Bannon

September 4, 2018

Here is a revealing interview of Errol Morris by Frank Bruni for The New York Times. To read the complete interview and check out other resources, please click here. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images * * * A celebrated filmmaker, Errol Morris has a…

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How not to become bogged down when prototyping

September 3, 2018

In Creative Selection, Ken Kocienda takes his reader  inside Apple’s design process during “The Golden Age of Steve Jobs.” He explains how and why, in order to “understand what makes Apple what it is, its essence, you need to understand software.” You also…

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“Keep your minds open — but not so open that your brains fall out.” Walter Kotschnig

September 1, 2018

In his latest of three books, Open to Think: Slow Down, Think Creatively and Make Better Decisions (September 2018), Dan Pontefract argues that “both individuals and organizations need a more reflective and more responsive thinking mindset. Our thinking ought to be shaped by constantly…

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Solve Complex Problems by Expanding Your Thinking

August 30, 2018

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * Too many leaders approach complex problems with either-or thinking:…

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