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Execupundit
MAY 17, 2018
From Darkness at Noon by Arthur KoestlerThe cell door slammed behind Rubashov.
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Execupundit
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
From Darkness at Noon by Arthur KoestlerThe cell door slammed behind Rubashov.
Marton’s Great Escape is Worth the Trouble to Find a Copy
First Friday Book Synopsis
APRIL 21, 2014
Karl''s blog entries ABC Alexandra Korda Andre Kertesz Arthur Koestler Casablanca D-Day Darkness at Noon Edward Teller Eugene Wigner first friday book synopsis Jews John von Neumann Kati Marton Leo Szilard Michael Curtiz Normandy NPR Paris: A Love Story Peter Jennings Richard Holbrooke Robert Capa Simon & Schuster The Great Escape The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006).
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Execupundit
MARCH 4, 2011
Arthur KoestlerThe more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
Novels as Guides to People
Execupundit
APRIL 7, 2018
Let's stipulate that if you want to get to know people you need to "get out among 'em" and keep your eyes and ears open. That said, the books of certain novelists are treasure chests of insight.
60 Extraordinary Political Novels
Execupundit
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
Granted, some are more "political" than others but they are worth your time.
Why Peter Drucker’s Writing Still Feels So Relevant
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 11, 2016
Hungarian author (and Drucker contemporary) Arthur Koestler considered this competence the true source of creativity. In an era of rapid technological and social change, in which new management jargons seem to rise even faster than the disruptive startups that coin them, the career of Peter Drucker is perhaps as instructive as his writings themselves. Why do his writings remain so fresh and vibrant today? How did he avoid both authoring passing fads and jumping on others’ bandwagons?
A Company Without Job Titles Will Still Have Hierarchies
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 28, 2014
The term “holarchy” made its debut in Ghost in the Machine , a analysis of the human brain and its failings penned by Arthur Koestler in 1967. Radically flat. That’s the management goal that Tony Hseih, founder of e-commerce giant Zappos, aims to achieve by the end of 2014. To get there, Hsieh plans to toss out the traditional corporate hierarchy by eliminating titles among his 1,500 employees that can lead to bottlenecks in decision-making.
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