Wall Street Journal

How to Sell a Liberal-Arts Education

October 30, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of DePauw University’s president, Brian Casey, by Douglas Belkin for The Wall Street Journal. ‘We’ve put boots on the ground in regions that are growing,’ says Mr. Casey. He is convinced that…

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The Self-Inflicted U.S. Brain Drain

October 23, 2014

Illustration: David Klein Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Michael Malone for the Wall Street Journal in which he notes that up to 1.5 million skilled workers are stuck in immigration limbo. Many give up and go…

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Steven Pinker on “The Source of Bad Writing”

October 2, 2014

Photo credit: Nick Cunard/Zuma Press Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Steven Pinker for the Wall Street Journal. He explains how and why the “curse of knowledge’ leads writers to assume their readers know everything they know.…

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Due Process: Where Art Thou?

September 15, 2014

Almost daily, there is a public outcry in response to accusations and allegations concerning a celebrity, often an athlete. Although innocent until proven guilty is the law, the reverse is frequently reality: those accused are presumed guilty until proven innocent.…

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Josh Bersin on “Putting the ‘Strategic’ into Strategic HR (and Management)”

September 12, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Josh Bersin for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * One of the buzzwords we often use in the talent world…

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Josh Bersin’s Interview of Reid Hoffman: “Managing Talent In The Networked Age”

September 10, 2014

Here is a brief portion of Josh Bersin’s exclusive interview of Reid Hoffman, Chairman of LinkedIn and Author of The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please…

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Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work

September 9, 2014

I have read and reviewed Liz Wiseman’s previously published books — notably Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter and The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools — and am now reading Rookie Smarts, published by HarperBusiness (October 2014). In it,…

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The Golden Age of Neuroscience Has Arrived

August 28, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Micio Kaku for the Wall Street Journal in which he shares his thoughts about the fact that we have learned more about the thinking brain in the last 10-15 years than in…

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Anne-Marie Slaughter on why “Caring is our most important work”

June 6, 2014

Here is a portion of Stew Friedman’s conversation with Anne-Marie Slaughter during which she explains why she thinks that “caring is our most important work.” The conversation is part of a series sponsored by Wharton School’s Work/Life Integration Project. Work…

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Welders Make $150,000? Bring Back Shop Class

April 25, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Josh Mandel for the Wall Street Journal. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo: Getty Images * * * In American high…

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