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Anita Roddick (1942-2007) was the public face of the Body Shop cosmetics–store chain she founded. Roddick, one of Britain’s most successful and visible business executives, was also a strident environmental and animal–rights activist. Roddick “believed that businesses could be run…
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The Path to Singularity: How Technology Will Challenge the Future of Humanity J. Craig Wheeler Prometheus Books (November 2024) A thoughtful analysis of the potentialities and perils of exponential growth As I began to read this book, I was again…
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Triple Fit Strategy: How to Build Lasting Customer Relationships and Boost Growth Christopher Senn and Mehak Gandhi Harvard Business Review Press (November 2024) Customers want partners: Problem solvers and creative thinkers who help them thrive I cannot recall a prior…
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Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras for Harvard Business Review (September-October 1996). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please…
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Big Data @ Work: Dispelling the Myths, Uncovering the Opportunities Thomas H. Davenport Harvard Business Review Press (2014) How to make much better decisions about and then with big data systems and capabilities Over the years, I have read and…
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Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by John Updike for The New Yorker (September 17, 2000). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. Illustration…
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Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Toby Gibbs, Suzanne Heywood, and Matthew Pettigrew for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (September 1, 2012). To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm,…
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ChatGPT and the Future of AI: The Deep Language Revolution Terrence J. Sejnowski MIT Press (October 29, 2024) Perspectives on what to expect from AI in years to come This is a uniquely challenging book to discuss because Terrence J.…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Andreas von der Gathen, Nicolai Broby Eckert, and Caroline Kastbjerg for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain…
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Five Ways Leaders Can Get People to Speak Up
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Celia Moore and Kate Coombs for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…
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