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Wanted: Chief Ignorance Officer

April 28, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from a “classic” article written by David Gray published in 2003 in the Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and…

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The Technology Fallacy: A book review by Bob Morris

April 27, 2019

Contact: Nicholas DiSabatino <[email protected]> The Technology Fallacy: How People Are the Real Key to Digital Transformation Gerald C. Kane, Anh Nguyen Phillips, Jonathan R. Copulsky, and Garth R. Andrus MIT Press (Aporil 2019) How and why organizational challenges of digital…

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Culture for a digital age

April 27, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Julie Goran, Laura LaBerge, and Ramesh Srinivasan for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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Intuit’s CEO on Building a Design-Driven Company

April 26, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Brad Smith 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, please click…

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What’s at the heart of Google’s $700 billion empire?

April 26, 2019

In A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence, Kartik Hosdanagar explains how they “are shaping our lives and how we can stay in control” of our relationships with them. He observes, “When you think of the word ‘algorithm,’ you might picture…

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On Algorithms, for Better or Worse

April 25, 2019

The Wiki definition: “In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an unambiguous specification of how to solve a class of problems. Algorithms can perform calculation, data processing, automated reasoning, and other tasks.” In A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence,…

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The Best Response to Negative Feedback Is a Simple One

April 25, 2019

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. *     *     * Many of us get defensive in response to negative…

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What Makes a Successful Startup Team

April 24, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Eva de Mol 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, please…

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What Makes Women CEOs Different?

April 24, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from an arcticle co-authored by Evelyn Orr and Jane Stevenson, featured in the Korn Ferry Institute Journal. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and learn more about the firm, please click…

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A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence: A book review by Bob Morris

April 23, 2019

A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence: How Algorithms Are Shaping Our Lives and How We Can Stay in Control Kartik Hosanagar Viking (March 2019) How we can ensure that algorithms serve us rather than enslave us As I have indicated…

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