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The “how” in creating inclusive workplaces

October 28, 2021

Here is a brief article written by Laura London, Drew Goldstein, and Diana Ellsworth for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. As they explain, creating an inclusive and diverse workplace takes more than just the will to make…

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Peak Mind: A book review by Bob Morris

October 27, 2021

Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day Amishi P. Jha HarperOne/A HarperCollins Imprint (October 2021) How to nourish neural bases of attention to strengthen mindfulness amidst constant distraction Amishi Jha speaks for many people…

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Personal experience of inclusion: Critical to winning the war for talent

October 27, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Drew Goldstein, David Mendelsohn, and Julia Sperling-Magro for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Seven practices can improve personal experiences of inclusion and help diverse teams thrive.To read the…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads: 2022

October 26, 2021

HBR’s 10 Must Reads: 2022 Various Contributors, including HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (October 2021) Definitive management ideas that will have great impact in 2022 This is the latest volume in a series introduced in 2015, the “HBR 10…

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Five technology building blocks to power customer-centric, data-driven growth

October 25, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jason Cherok, Sean Flavin, Richard Li, and Valerie Skinner 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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Beyond Happiness: A book review by Bob Morris

October 24, 2021

Beyond Happiness: How Authentic Leaders Prioritize Purpose and People for Growth and Impact Jenn Lin Grand Central Publishing (October 2021) “Death is not the greatest loss in life…[but rather] what dies inside us while we live.” This assertion by Norman…

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The Problem with “Greedy Work”

October 23, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gretchen Gavett 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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The Zambian Economist at the Crossroads of Global Business

October 23, 2021

Here is another superb article by David Gelles for The New York Times in which he shares his conversation with Dambisa Moyo. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. Credit:…

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Which business books to read?

October 22, 2021

Author Talks features insightful conversations with authors on crucial management topics including leading through a crisis, unleashing innovation, achieving work-life balance, fine-tuning communication skills, coping with organizational culture shifts, and more. For this month’s best-selling business books prepared exclusively for McKinsey…

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Who was Clarence Birdseye and why is he significant?

October 21, 2021

When food is frozen slowly, at temperatures near the freezing point, ice crystals form within the animal or vegetable cells; when the food thaws, cellular fluid leaks from the damaged tissue, giving the food a mushy or dry consistency. Rapid…

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