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A 10-Year Study Reveals What Great Executives Know and Do

March 23, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ron Carucci for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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A Mental Trick to Help with Challenging Conversations

January 7, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Liane Davey for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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Frank Bruni on “The Gift of Reading”

November 27, 2015

In previous posts, I have indicated that, since childhood, I have viewed books as magic carpets that could transport me to destinations throughout the universe as well as back in time to the plains of Troy, to Dickens’ London at…

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How Women Can Show Passion at Work Without Seeming “Emotional”

October 17, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kathryn Heath and Jill Flynn for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive…

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Greg McKeown on how to develop “the disciplined pursuit of less”

October 12, 2015

In Essentialism, Greg McKeown explains how to develop “the disciplined pursuit of less.” Obviously, he agrees with Albert Einstein: “Make everything as simple as possible but not simpler.” I agree with McKeown: “There are three deeply entrenched assumptions we must…

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Reid Hoffman’s Two Rules for Strategy Decisions

September 4, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ben Casnocha for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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Social Physics: A book review by Bob Morris

August 28, 2015

Social Physics: How Social Networks Can Make Us Smarter Alex Pentland Penguin Books (2014) How to increase our understanding of “the dynamics of human society, and hence our ability to plan for the future” Alex (“Sandy”) Pentland is among the…

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Untethered Talent Wants Training

August 21, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kate Everson for Talent Management magazine. She explains why growth and development opportunities attract talent from diverse educational backgrounds, making learning leaders key players in the recruiting game. To read the…

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Jon Stewart, Superboss

August 5, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sydney Finkelstein for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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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…

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