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John Cleese discusses his memoir So, Anyway, reflects on the wonders of aging and shares his idea for a unique Monty Python reunion performance and admits that he’d rather play with his cats than eat dinner with Prime Minister David…
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World Mark Miodownik Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014) How and why we need to find out “where materials came from, how they work, and what they say about us.” The title…
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Here’s the situation. A child in Argentina receives a birthday gift from his parents. He really wants an iPad but knows that his parents cannot afford it. Pay close attention to his reactions. There are valuable lessons for all of…
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Here is an excerpt from an article by Cameron Albert-Deitch for Inc. magazine during which he shares his seven takeaways from what two innovative entrepreneurs have to say about everything from monopolies to artificial intelligence in their hour-long podcast conversation.…
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The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization Jacob Morgan John Wiley & Sons (2014) The future workplace environment: one within which personal growth and professional development are most likely to flourish Years…
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“Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet has free access to the sum of all human knowledge.” Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia Here is the annual appeal from the founder of a most worthy enterprise. “Dear…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Evgeny Morozov for The New Republic. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * The sewing machine was the smartphone of…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Wouter Aghina, Aaron De Smet, and Suzanne Heywood for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. They note that, after more than 50 years of trying, the search for an…
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Long ago, Oscar Wilde suggested, “Be yourself. Every one else is taken.” In a word, be authentic. Here is a recent post by David Zinger. You will almost immediately understand why I am sharing it with you. Here we go.…
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Rethinking the role of the strategist
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Birshan, Emma Gibbs, and Kurt Strovink for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. They acknowledge that strategic planning has been under assault for years. But good strategy is…
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