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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica have written a series of mini-biographies, many of those about whom I previously knew little, if anything. Here is an excerpt from Marilyn McCully’s profile of Pablo Picasso. To learn more about her/him and other…
Read MoreHere is an excerpt from an article written by Carmine Gallo 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,…
Read MoreAlways Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever Alex Kantrowitz Portfolio/Penguin (April 2020) “What got you here won’t get you there.” Marshall Goldsmith Goldsmith correctly suggests that whatever enabled a company to enjoy success today…
Read MoreHere is an excerpt from an article written byTomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Cindy Gallop 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…
Read MoreHere is an excerpt from another brilliant article written by Nancy Koehn 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…
Read MoreIs it possible to motivate people? Obviously, Robert Townsend doesn’t think so. In Freedom, Inc. Brian Carney and Isaac Getz observe, The problem is, the more closely psychologists look at the motivation — or engagement — levels of people in…
Read MoreThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica have written a series of mini-biographies. Here is an excerpt from Adam Augustyn’s profile of Bill Belichick. To learn more about him and others, please click here. * * * Bill Belichick, by name of…
Read MoreHere is an excerpt from an article written by Hubert Joly 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…
Read MoreMasters of humor have perspectives and insights few others do. Yes, they can seem irrational and unbalanced at times but, that said, they help us to smile (if not laugh out loud) when we really need to do that. Yes,…
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Major Inventions: A Primer
Thomas Alva Edison is generally considered among the greatest inventors/innovators in modern history. He was awarded 1,073 patents. The list of what he created or improved includes the automatic telegraph, carbon telephone transmitter, the light bulb, phonograph, movie camera and…
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