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HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2014) In fact, this material can help almost anyone manage stress almost anywhere. This is one of my most popular reviews, perhaps because of pressures and stresses…
Read MoreDonato J. Tramuto is widely recognized for his commitment to social change and transformational leadership in healthcare innovation that led The New York Times to deem him “a global health activist.” He is the former CEO of Tivity Health®, Inc.…
Read MoreIntuition at Work: Using Your Gut Feelings to Get Ahead Jessica Pryce-Jones Sequoia Books (July 2024) How and why intuition can help produce better answers and solutions and do so much faster Whatever their size and nature may be, all…
Read MoreKristi Hedges is a leadership coach, speaker and author. In her 20-year career working with leaders to help them communicate more effectively she’s encountered every personality type imaginable, yet remains more than a little passionate that anyone can learn presence.…
Read MoreThe Future of Management Gary Hamel with Bill Breen Harvard Business School Press (2007) With all due respect to today’s business bestsellers, most of the best books have already been written on the most important subjects. Case in point: This…
Read MoreHere is an excerpt from a classic article featured online by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Bill Huyett and Tim Koller acknowledge that spinning off businesses can have real advantages in creating value—if executives understand how. To…
Read MoreHere is an excerpt from an article written by Gaurav Gupta, John Kotter, Vanessa Akhtar, and Nick Petschek for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription…
Read MoreThe Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America Steven Johnson Riverhead Books/Penguin Group (2008) It would be an exaggeration to suggest that Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) is the focal point of this book. He…
Read MoreThe Change Leader’s Road Map: How to Navigate Your Organization’s Transformation Linda Ackerman Anderson and Dean Anderson Pfeiffer/A Wiley Imprint (2010) “If you’ve always done it this way, it’s probably wrong.” Charles Kettering I recently read the Second Edition of…
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Renaissance Man
Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Joan Acocella for The New Yorker (November 3, 2013). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. *…
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