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Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times Michael Beschloss Crown (October 2018) How “the life or death of much of the human race” depends on the character of one person Today, opinions are divided with regard…
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Individual Influence: Find the “I” in Team Brian Smith and Mary Griffin Made for Success (July 2022) “I am large, I contain multitudes.” Walt Whitman Why did Brian Smith and his daughter Mary Griffin write this book? It will be…
Read MoreHere is an excerpt from an article by Deborah Ancona and Henrik Bresman for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Pep Boatella * *…
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Here is a brief excerpt from the brilliant review of Wolf Hall by Christopher Benfey for The New York Times. To read the complete review, check out other resources, and obtain information about deep-discount subscription rates, please click here. Illuatration…
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The Tao of Alibaba: Inside the Chinese DIgital Giant That Is Changing the World Brian A. Wong Public Affairs (November 2022) Where and how to achieve and then sustain great success in “The New Digital Frontier” As you may already…
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Here is another “classic” New Yorker article, in this instance one written by Maria Konnikova. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscription rates, please click here. Photograph by Harold M. Lambert / Lambert…
Read MoreEvery year since 1999 when I began to blog, I have taken a two-week break in mid-December to concentrate on celebrating the holiday season with family members and other loved ones. It’s that time again…. Best wishes to you and…
Read MoreLife Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way Kieran Setiya Riverhead Books (October 2022) “Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.” Voltaire Nowhere in this volume does Kieran Setiya claim or…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Stephen Witt for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about special subscription rates, please click here. Illustration Credit: Carl Burton * * *…
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Jeff Bezos’s Peculiar Management Tool for Self-Discipline at Amazon Meetings
Here is an article originally published by the I Done This Blog in 2017. Two years later, fresh advice for managers was added. * * * The modern workplace’s vogue is informal information exchange. We sit in open floor plan offices so that…
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