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The first Labor Day

September 5, 2020

Before I began some research on the subject years ago, I did not know that, until Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, laborers who chose to participate in parades to celebrate anything had to forfeit a day’s wages.…

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If you won’t help yourself, don’t expect anyone else to.

September 5, 2020

In LeaderSHOP Volume 3: Workplace, Career, and Life Advice From Today’s Top Thought Leaders, Rodger Dean Duncan provides an abundance of practical advice that is timely as well as timeless This is the third volume in a series of anthologies…

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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: A book review by Bob Morris

September 4, 2020

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power Shoshana Zuboff PublicAffairs (January 2019) How to contest and interrupt, then contain and vanquish an unprecedented threat to the human race Note: Here…

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Charting Your Company’s Future

September 4, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne, one of the most popular ever published by Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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The ways we’re telling time, they really are a-changin’

September 3, 2020

In 2030, Mauro F. Guillén  suggests what will probably happen — as well as how and why it will probably happen — during the next decade. He carefully reviews historical precedents, including the wristwatch. Briefly, a revolution followed World War…

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The big boost: How incumbents successfully scale their new businesses

September 3, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sonia Barquin, Ralf Dreischmeier, Sascha Hertli, Jerome Königsfeld, and Andrew Roth for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more…

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Mauro Guillén on Creative Destruction

September 2, 2020

In his new book, 2030, Mauro Guilllén explains how today’s biggest trends will collide and reshape the future of everything. These are his thoughts about one of the most influential thought leaders: “The Austrian economist and political scientist Joseph Schumpeter…

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Meeting the Challenge of Disruptive Change

September 2, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from another classic article written by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael Overdor for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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SNUP for your reading pleasure

September 1, 2020

  Here is a list of puns provided by one of my cousins. 1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent. 2. A jumper cable walks…

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How do companies create value from digital ecosystems?

September 1, 2020

Ecosystem strategies can generate significant value both by growing the core business and by expanding the portfolio into new products and services. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Miklos Dietz, Hamza Khan, and Istvan Rab for the…

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