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One of the Most Fascinating Word Origins in the English Language: Dunce

January 7, 2020

Etymology – the study of word origins – is a fantastically interesting discipline that yields some incredible facts about where the hugely diverse array of words that make up the English language come from. Whether you’re a native speaker or…

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The ten most popular McKinsey Quarterly articles in 2019

January 7, 2020

The ten most popular McKinsey.com pieces of the last year, taken from the hundreds of articles, reports, blog posts, and podcasts that were published in 2019, reflect the hopes and anxieties of business leaders in every sector: hope for a…

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Why Constraints Are Good for Innovation

January 5, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Oguz A. Acar, Murat Tarakci, and Daan van Knippenberg for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources,…

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Remembering Doris Day

January 5, 2020

Doris Day in 1950. Bettmann/Getty Images Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year, here is an excerpt from an article by Anthony Giardina about Doris Day that is part of a series published…

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Designing Experiences: A book review by Bob Morris

January 5, 2020

Designing Experiences Robert Rossman and Mathew D. Duerden Columbia Business School Publishing (July 2019) The secret sauce of high-impact experience design and redesign I agree with Bob Rossman and Matt Duerden that “understanding the social and psychological phenomena that facilitate…

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Answering society’s call: A new leadership imperative

January 5, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article from 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 alerts, please click here. *…

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Power & Impact (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series): A book review by Bob Morris

January 4, 2020

HBR Press offers a series of anthologies (fourteen volumes thus far) of articles in which contributors share proven research that explains how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on…

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Do You Give Employees a Reason to Feel Proud of What They Do?

January 4, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Bill Taylor 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…

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Origins: A book review by Bob Morris

December 14, 2019

Origins: How Earth’s History Shaped Human History Lewis Dartnell Basic Books (May 2019) A thorough examination of the planetary processes that drove the evolution of humanity The best works of non-fiction tend to be driven by research in order to…

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What Companies That Are Good at Innovation Get Right

December 14, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott Kirsner 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…

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