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  • Lessons from the “Einstein of Management”
    Peter Drucker, photo by Jeff McNeill (Wikimedia Commons)
    Lessons from the “Einstein of Management”

    How Peter F. Drucker revolutionized the making of leaders.

    by Michael Wiederstein
  • “Good Requires Motivation, Great Requires Obsession.”
    “Good Requires Motivation, Great Requires Obsession.”

    Robert Bruce Shaw, author of All In, talks about the obsessions of some of the world’s most successful leaders, and the companies they built from those obsessions.

    by Caryn Hunt
  • “Burnout Is Insidious: It Sneaks Up on You, Gradually Gnawing Away at You Over Time.”
    “Burnout Is Insidious: It Sneaks Up on You, Gradually Gnawing Away at You Over Time.”

    Jacinta Jiménez, author of The Burnout Fix, on prevention, treatment and reintegration in case of burnout – a topic that still too few people talk about or act on.

    by Michael Wiederstein
  • To Understand One of the Most Important Paradigm Shifts Ever, We Need a Radical Change of Mind-Set
    To Understand One of the Most Important Paradigm Shifts Ever, We Need a Radical Change of Mind-Set

    In contrast to classical physics, quantum theory – applied in physics, mechanics and biology – describes phenomena that are often counterintuitive to human thought. But the technology based on it will fundamentally change our world.

    by Peter Rudin
  • Words of Wisdom for New Grads
    Words of Wisdom for New Grads

    Advice from 10 of the most inspirational commencement speeches of all time 

    by Caryn Hunt
  • Smart and Smarter Cities
    Smart and Smarter Cities

    What Makes a Place Smart? It’s All About Infrastructure

    by Caryn Hunt
  • In a Two-Person Tent with Richard Branson (and Hannibal Lecter)
    In a Two-Person Tent with Richard Branson (and Hannibal Lecter)

    Creativity is neither “nice” nor “eccentric” – but unpleasant, resistant, and sometimes even lethal. It should be given space, regardless.

    by Vince Ebert
  • #gettogether: How to Manage Change
    #gettogether: How to Manage Change

    Award-winning author Campbell Macpherson on how to craft an exciting vision for the future – so that change is seen not as a threat, but an opportunity.

    by getAbstract
  • “Structure Begets Flexibility.”
    Cal Newport / Penny Gray Photography
    “Structure Begets Flexibility.”

    We're drowning in emails, text messages, and more and more new collaboration tools. Cal Newport advises organizations to pull the emergency brake now.

    by Michael Wiederstein
  • The Revival of Keynesianism?
    The Revival of Keynesianism?

    Is the state coming back strong and big with COVID-19? A reading list.

    by Michael Wiederstein