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How HBR Changed the Way I Work

Harvard Business Review

In November 1996, Michael Porter published What Is Strategy? applies his research on emotional intelligence to this question. Throughout my professional life, I have kept a file in my computer containing articles that have either shaped my worldview or provided a powerful argument and data for a point of view I already held.

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Capitalism's Mea Culpa; Humanism's Opportunity?

Harvard Business Review

In taking in new evidence, Brooks has often cited behavioral economists like Dan Ariely , whose research shows that human beings are more driven by emotions than by cold calculations. Meanwhile, Michael Porter wonders if we have missed out on what's good about sustainability , and suggests a new approach.

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Desperately Seeking Simplicity

Harvard Business Review

I heard it in a session led by Professor Michael Porter and Dean Nitin Nohria of the Harvard Business School who were sharing a research project on declining American Competitiveness. An example was a discussion session of tired-looking European finance ministers, defensive and elusive about the speed of acting on the Euro crisis.