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The wit and wisdom of Aldus Huxley

August 13, 2021

Aldus Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books—both novels and non-fiction works—as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems. Born into the prominent Huxley family, he graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, with an undergraduate degree…

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Leadership Training Can Pay Huge Dividends for Midsize Companies

August 12, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Milton Corsey 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,…

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9 facts you (probably) didn’t know about Winston Churchill

August 12, 2021

Here is a brief excerpt from article by Daniel Smith that is featured by the BBC History Revealed website. To read the complete article, check out others, and learn more about BBC History Revealed, please click here. Right: Winston Churchill…

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The committed innovator: An interview with Salesforce’s Simon Mulcahy

August 11, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Simon Mulcahy by Eric Roth for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email…

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Three steps to building a better top team

August 11, 2021

Here is an excerpt from a “classic” article written by Michiel Kruyt, Judy Malan, and Rachel Tuffield for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…

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The “Sneaky Subversiveness” of Laurie Colwin

August 10, 2021

Laurie Colwin (right) in 1974. “Her main subject as a fiction writer was joy, but beneath the effervescent romcomedies of manners, she sneaks in a hint of ironic European art-house movie, with more moral ambiguity, less happiness all the time,…

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A “must check out” ASAP

August 10, 2021

There is no other thought leader that I respect and admire more than I do Jeff Fox. I have read and reviewed all of his books (each a bestseller) and continue to be enriched and energized, indeed extended by the…

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IT resilience for the digital age

August 9, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Arun Gundurao, Jorge Machado, Rut Patel, and Yanwing Wong 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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Margin of Trust: A book review by Bob Morris

August 9, 2021

Margin of Trust: The Berkshire Business Model Lawrence Cunningham and Stephanie Cuba Columbia Business School Publishing (January 2020) Value investing depends on “margin of safety”; organizational health depends on “margin of trust” I have just re-read this book and, if…

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Thinking “inside the brain”

August 8, 2021

The mind is what the brain does. According to Annie Murphy Paul, thinking “inside the brain” occurs when the mind is making a statement, reaching a conclusion, answering a question or solving a problem. With rare exception, it limits itself…

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