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Don DeLillo: Laureate of Terror

August 17, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Martin Amis for The New Yorker (November 13, 2011). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. Illustration…

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Making data analytics work for you—instead of the other way around

August 17, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Helen Mayhew, Tamim Saleh, and Simon Williams for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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The Perfectly Imperfect Start of Disruptive Innovations

August 16, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott D. Anthony for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others,  sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here.    Illustration Credit: …

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CEO Excellence: A Business Classic Revisited

August 16, 2024

CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra Scribner (March 2022) How and why the best “playmakers” can — and do — write their own “playbook” As I…

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The Supply Chain Revolution: A Book Review by Bob Morris

August 15, 2024

The Supply Chain Revolution: Unlocking the Sustainable Profit Chain Art Koch Business Expert Press (June 2024) “If you’ve always done it that way, it’s probably wrong.”  Charles Kettering Whatever their size and nature may be, all organizations have two compelling…

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Straight talk about big data

August 15, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Nicolaus Henke, Ari Libarikian, and Bill Wiseman 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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Build a Corporate Culture That Works

August 14, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Erin Meyer for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Paul Eis *…

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Brilliant insights from the wonderful world of sports

August 14, 2024

Years ago, Joe Thiesman (then QB of the Washington Redskins) was angered when someone referred to “dumb jocks.” His earnest response: “Hey, we can’t all be Fred Einstein!” But the sports world can also generate some thoughtful observations. Here are some…

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Be the Unicorn: A Book Review by Bob Morris

August 13, 2024

Be the Unicorn: 12 Data-Driven Habits That Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest William Vanderbloemen HarperCollins Leadership/An Imprint of HarperCollins (November 2023) How determined are you to to work hard AND smart? Otherwise…. What are the defining characteristics of…

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Letter from a Region in My Mind

August 13, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  James Baldwin for The New Yorker (November 9, 1962). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. * *…

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