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7/29/2010 – Christine M. Riordan – Micromanage. A dreaded word. The dictionary defines it as “to direct or control in a detailed, often meddlesome manner.” Most popular management books call it something to avoid at all costs and give decisive tips on how not to do it. As a professor of management, I often talk [...]

7/26/2010 – Brett Arends – The Dow plummeted nearly 800 points a few weeks ago — and then just as dramatically rocketed back up again. The widely watched market indicator is down 7% from where it stood in April and up 59% from where it was at its 2009 nadir. These kinds of stomach-churning swings [...]

7/24/2010 – Henry Oliner – Karl Marx understood that capitalism is intrinsically productive but saw an inherent unfairness in any value other than that provided by labor. Marx also understood that individual incentives to produce would inevitably lead to overproduction and painful contractions. To avoid these contractions and their impact on labor costs, he believed [...]

7/12/2010 – Clayton M. Christensen & Michael B. Horn – Classrooms are giving way to online learning–forever. School is out, and for most students enjoying their midsummer pleasures, class time is a distant memory. Changes are underway that make it likely to stay that way. The schools students return to in the fall will look [...]

7/9/2010 – Liz Ryan – Reigns of modest but palpable terror are making an unwelcome return at offices all over the country The U.S. financial crisis has caused fear in the boardroom, and that unease trickles down to every worker. The principal signs of a fear-soaked senior leadership are a preoccupation with looking out for [...]

by Peter Gorenstein – Even a cynic can find Washington’s hypocrisy shocking at times. The Wall Street Journal reports today a House bill that would force lawmakers to make greater disclosures on financial transactions and disallow them from trading on nonpublic information is going nowhere fast. That’s right. Members of Congress are currently allowed to [...]