Posts

How to separate learning myths from reality

August 2, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Artin Atabaki, Stacey Dietsch, and Julia M. Sperling for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They discuss misconceptions about the brain that are embedded in corporate training programs…

Read More

Mark Miller on “the leadership game”: An interview by Bob Morris

August 1, 2015

In his own words…. I began writing over decade ago when I was fortunate to team up with Ken Blanchard on my first book, The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do. Since then I’ve co-authored a second book with…

Read More

Unbundling the corporation

August 1, 2015

Occasionally, I provide an excerpt from a classic article, in this instance one co-authored by John Hagel III and Marc Singer for the McKinsey Quarterly (in 2000), published by McKinsey & Company. They explain how and why the forces that…

Read More

New Rules of the Game: 10 Strategies for Women in the Workplace

July 31, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Susan Packard for Talent Management magazine. She gives advice on how women can display their competitiveness in a way that maintains likeability and ensures success. To read the complete article, check…

Read More

Recruiting From a Global Talent Pool

July 31, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sarah Fister Gale for Talent Management magazine. She discusses the current shortage of quality talent at home that is forcing recruiters to take their efforts abroad and suggests what they need…

Read More

David Politis (chief executive of BetterCloud) in “The Corner Office”

July 31, 2015

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 David Politis chief executive of…

Read More

Barry Schwartz on “Our loss of wisdom”

July 30, 2015

During his TED Talk program, Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for “practical wisdom” as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will…

Read More

Big data versus big congestion: Using information to improve transport

July 30, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Carl-Stefan Neumann for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. He explains how and why digitization in infrastructure networks could improve forecasting, promote reliability, and increase efficiency. To read…

Read More

Top 10 Inventions that Changed the World

July 30, 2015

Here is a portion of an article by Natalie Wolchover for the LiveScience website. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and learn more about LiveScience, please click here. * * * Here are the first three of…

Read More

One dentist’s infamous extraction

July 29, 2015

According to a report from CNN, “Two Zimbabwean men were expected to appear in court Wednesday over the killing of Cecil the lion, one of Africa’s best known big cats. But most of the attention — and the anger —…

Read More