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How Economics PhDs Took Over the Federal Reserve

Harvard Business Review

Obama also mentioned Donald Kohn (PhD, Michigan, and a career at the Fed) as a possibility, and the name of Roger Ferguson (PhD, Harvard, and a private sector career plus a past stint as Fed vice chairman) came up a few times in journalists’ speculations. But a career professor? pretty much ever since.

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Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative

Harvard Business Review

Taylor s textbook about "productivity" squarely at my nose if youd like, but Id suggest: the sharpest implement you might not yet have in your toolkit is a set of reflection items. So throw Frederick W. So throw Frederick W.