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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Henri de Romrée, Bruce Fecheyr-Lippens, and Bill Schaninger for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the…
Read MoreIn 50 Business Classics, Tom Butler-Bowdon includes a discussion of Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma (1997). These are among the dozens of insights that caught my eye: o Research for The Innovator’s Dilemma revealed that “firms fail precisely because of their ‘good’…
Read MoreKevin Hong is an Amazon best-selling author of The Outlier Approach: How to Triumph in Your Career as a Nonconformist. Previously, Kevin grew his startup Dealflicks up to a $15M valuation. He is currently an advisor to several startups including Sinemia and executives/entrepreneurs. Kevin’s work…
Read MoreBusiness Chemistry: Practical Magic for Crafting Powerful Work Relationships Kim Christfort and Suzanne Vickberg John Wiley & Sons (May 2018) How almost anyone can develop powerful relationships, build a high-impact teams, and create results-driven organizations Kim Christfort and Suzanne Vickberg…
Read MoreMany years ago when I began to teach English at the Kent School in Connecticut, I devised an acronym for my students based on two primary sources: Aristotle’s Rhetoric (4th century BCE) and Modern Rhetoric (1949) co-authored by Cleanth Brooks…
Read MoreOver the years, Marty Neumeier has published eight bestsellers and his ninth —SCRAMBLE — will be published in October. There is no other business thinker I hold in higher regard. His mind reminds me of a Swiss Army knife. For…
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A brief history of Memorial Day in the United States
Based on some research, I learned this about what is now celebrated as Memorial Day in the United States: The Civil War claimed more lives than any conflict in U.S. history, requiring the establishment of the country’s first national cemeteries.…
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