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Why “we have to use radiation and chemotherapy to kill the host to kill the cancer.”

June 25, 2020

This election “is no longer about Donald Trump’s tweeting and whining,” conservative historian Victor Davis Hanson told Fox News host Tucker Carlson the other night. Nor is it about “a lockdown, the virus, the economy, [or] foreign policy. It’s an…

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Arnold Palmer: The Last Word

June 25, 2020

  It was a brilliant idea to have The New York Times create a series of interviews of a wide range of celebrities who were allowed to have “the last word” before those who compose obituaries go to work. The…

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Understanding organizational barriers to a more inclusive workplace

June 25, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article in which the results of a major research study are shared. It appeared in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more…

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The great balancing act: Managing the coming $30 trillion deficit while restoring economic growth

June 24, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rima Assi, David Fine, and Kevin Sneader for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…

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For Online Learning, Business Has Never Been Better

June 24, 2020

Here is another superb article from David Gelles for The New York Times in which he shares his conversation with Dan Rosensweig. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. Credit:…

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Navigating to the next normal: The first 100 key insights

June 23, 2020

For those executives now trying to decide how to prepare their organizations for “the next normal,”  here is direct access to 100 articles that have appeared in The McKInsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. The firm now makes them…

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How to Increase Your Versatility

June 23, 2020

  Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * Versatility is a key leadership trait. Managers must…

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World-class teams

June 22, 2020

Here is an excerpt from another “classic” article written by David Kirk 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 alerts,…

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Revisiting the Classics: Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave”

June 22, 2020

In addition to book reviews, interviews, and commentaries, I also re-read several classics each calendar year. My perennials include Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone, Shakespeare’s four mature tragedies (Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth), Ecclesiastes (Old Testament) and St. Paul’s…

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Hot, Cold, Heavy, Light: A book review by Bob Morris

June 21, 2020

Hot, Cold, Heavy, Light: 100 Art Writings 1988-2018 Peter Schjeldahl, Edited with an Introduction by Jarrett Earnest Abrams Press (June 2020) “A lot of education is like teaching marching; I try to make it more like dancing.” Peter Schjeldahl With…

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