Author Archives: Phyllis Ezop

I enjoyed the reader comments about data scientists that Harvard Business Review published in its December print edition. These comments addressed articles Harvard had published about Big Data. Some of these comments agree with my earlier blog post where I … Continue reading →

As someone who has studied and analyzed histories of many companies over the past 25 years, I want to praise the article in the December 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review “History as a Leadership Tool” by John T. Seaman … Continue reading →

The October issue of Harvard Business Review featured articles on Big Data. One of them, “Data Scientists: the Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” by Thomas H. Davenport and D.J. Patil, discusses the role and skills of data scientists, the … Continue reading →

Shortly after I wrote my September newsletter article titled “Integrating Diverse, Outside Perspective with Inside Strengths”, I saw an interesting article about advisory boards. Advisory Boards can be a mechanism for integrating diverse outside perspective with inside strengths. So, I … Continue reading →

Building on strengths does not always follow a standardized approach. Even when defying conventional wisdom, companies can succeed by building on their strengths. A good example is Tootsie Roll, as described in the article “Tootsie’s Secret Empire” in the August … Continue reading →