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Innovation Starts with Defining the Right Constraints

April 22, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Fiona Murray and Elsbeth Johnson 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…

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It’s time for a new approach to racial equity

April 20, 2021

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Earl Fitzhugh, JP Julien, Nick Noel, and Shelley Stewart for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…

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This Book Is Not About Baseball. But Baseball Teams Swear by It.

March 3, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joe Lemire for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and, obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Tony Cenicola/The New York Times * * *…

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Black Grief, White Grievance: Artists Search for Racial Justice

February 22, 2021

Above: Nari Ward’s installation “Peace Keeper” (1995; recreated 2020) is a hearse encased in tar and feathers, in “Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America.” The funerary work, set inside a cage at the New Museum, suggests commemoration, but…

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Time Smart: A book review by Bob Morris

February 7, 2021

Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time & Live a Happier Life Ashley Williams Harvard Business Review Press (October 2020) “Happiness is not the subject of this book. It’s the product.” Do you value time more than money or money…

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Warren Buffett on “the economic moat”…Nigel Vaz on “the digital moat”

January 23, 2021

At one of Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meetings years ago, Warren Buffett explained his approach to identifying the longevity of a business’ competitive advantage. He always tries to find “a business with a wide and long-lasting moat around it, protecting a…

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More Than the Girl Next Door: 8 Actors on Emily in “Our Town”

January 17, 2021

In a Broadway production of “Our Town,” Helen Hunt, right, played Emily Webb with Jason Gedrick, left, as George Gibbs and Don Ameche as the Stage Manager. Credit…Brigitte Lacombe, via Lincoln Center Theater Here is a brief excerpt from an…

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The right tools for every job: Lean and agile in maintenance

January 11, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sebastian Heitz, Martin Maestu, Matías Marcote, and Joël Thibert for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They discuss why tomorrow’s maintenance function will combine the strengths of lean and…

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It’s that time again….

December 20, 2020

Each year about this time, I take a break from my various business activities and return to them in early-January. This will be my last blog post in 2020. First, I want to thank you and others for the generous…

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How Google is Remaking Itself as a “Machine Learning First” Company

December 16, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Steven Levy for Wired magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. * * * Carson Holgate is training to become…

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