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I am constantly asked for advice on various business or business-related issues and I am happy to comply, either with my own opinion or – more often — with a reference to a much better source. For example, a woman…
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Stragility: Excelling at Strategic Changes Ellen Auster and Lisa Hillenbrand University of Toronto Press (March 2016) How to thrive in a global marketplace that seems to become more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous each day Ellen Auster and Lisa Hillenbrand…
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Here is a brief excerpt from the transcript of a roundtable discussion sponsored by McKinsey & Company for publication in its Quarterly. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Ray Stata by Abhijit Mahindroo and Nick Santhanam 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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Steven Wright once asked, “If Barbie is so popular, why do we have to buy her friends?” Hello Barbie, shown to the right at the North American International Toy Fair in New York, is an interactive doll designed to have…
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An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization Robert Keegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey Harvard Business Review Press (March 2016) How to establish a workplace culture within which personal growth and professional development are most likely to thrive Recent research…
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Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Anthony Foxx, United States transportation…
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OutManeuver: OutThink—Don’t OutSpend Jeffrey Phillips and Alex Verjovsky Xlibris (January 2016) How leveraging maneuver strategies and tactics can establi As Jeffrey Phillips and Alex Verjovsky observe, “When speed and agility are important, maneuver is far more attractive than attrition, especially…
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Plato’s Republic: Snapshot of a “Classic” Source for Valuable Business Lessons
Opinions vary as to what defines a “classic” business book. My own opinion is that it offers insights and counsel that are of timeless value. To paraphrase Bernard of Chartres, a 12th century monk, their authors provide the shoulders upon…
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