Author Talks: Tsedal Neeley on why remote work is here to stay—and how to get it right
McKinsey
APRIL 21, 2021
In a new book, Tsedal Neeley details how organizations can build and lead a culture of trust and inclusivity in a remote-work environment.
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Energy Central
MARCH 4, 2024
It may well be less complicated than launching a boat, but getting a book off the ground is still a convulated process. Here's the news flash I've been sending to folks: Some of you have already heard about this through the grapevine. Barb + I just got back from three wks in Hawaii.
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The McKinsey Crossword: National Book Lovers Day | No. 88
McKinsey
AUGUST 8, 2022
Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.
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Author Talks: Flex your ‘no muscle’
McKinsey
MAY 26, 2022
In her new book, Lise Vesterlund explains why women so often agree to it—and how they can say no. Nonpromotable work profoundly affects women’s careers and lives.
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McKinsey
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Trivago’s Axel Hefer predicts that the travel recovery will take off in 2022 as more customers become ready to book trips again.
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Author Talks: Mia Bay on traveling Black
McKinsey
JUNE 17, 2021
In a new book, Mia Bay explores when, how, and why racial restrictions took shape and what it was like to live with them.
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Author Talks: Richard N. Haass on making sense of a complex world
McKinsey
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
In his latest book, Richard N. Haass explores how our globalized and interconnected world works and why we should be paying attention to it.
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The Hardest Concepts - a book review
Energy Central
AUGUST 3, 2024
” A few weeks later I encountered a book that might explain quantum science to me, so I ordered it. In an earlier post summarized and linked below, I said “…I don’t understand Quantum Computers.” The Hardest Problems: I need to start this paper by saying that I don’t understand.
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Ammonia and Hydrogen | One hundred years ago - and close to home
Energy Central
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Ammonia and Hydrogen | One hundred years ago - and close to home Perusing a local history book, it was rather startling to find that ammonia and hydrogen were already in production here in Lancashire over 100 years ago. It was, furthermore. also, partially ‘green’ with powered by cleverly engineering the local river.
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Booking PUDs in a “Proven Area”… Use Caution Applying Reliable Technology
CG&A
MAY 21, 2022
Is it correct to book an average completion length of 7500 if the average to date has been 6800 due to some partial mechanical failures?Use Issue #1 High-Graded Dataset The ultimate intent of a ringfenced area is to determine a type-curve or volume assignment that is based on an average (or risked average) of the producing wells.In
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Penske to Provide Powered by REE EVs to Customers
NGT News
MAY 15, 2024
Penske Truck Leasing will begin to offer Powered by REE electric vehicles to its customers interested in electrifying their fleets for demos and orders, adding further momentum to REE Automotive’s current $50 million order book value. “We
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Upcoming Book Publication in Climate Fiction
Energy Central
AUGUST 1, 2023
ANNOUNCEMENT: For just over three years now I have been working on three manuscripts, named CLIMATE DRAGON and CLOUD DRAGON and FLAMING DRAGON, in the genre of climate fiction, a genre which came into its own in about 2005. Kim Stanley Robinson is considered by many to be the dean of this field, with works such as TheMinistry of the Future.
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Author Talks: What does it mean to be a good middle manager?
McKinsey
JUNE 1, 2023
Three McKinsey partners discuss the untapped value in middle managers that most companies leave on the table.
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Author Talks: Don’t call it diverse
McKinsey
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Workplace inclusion efforts can undermine inclusivity by labeling people who are not white, cisgender, or male as “diverse.” Ruchika Tulshyan urges businesses to recenter on the experiences of women of color.
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Unleashing developers’ full talents: An interview with Twilio’s CEO
McKinsey
APRIL 6, 2021
Jeff Lawson talks about software’s growing digital supply chain, the future of flexible work, and the origins of both his communications-platform company and his new book, Ask Your Developer.
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Talking about Climate Change
Energy Central
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
This will be a very short post (for your author), about a book that I just completed. This book is on a subject that I frequently read and write about: climate change.
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Author Talks: David Fubini on hidden truths for CEOs
McKinsey
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
In his new book, David Fubini provides a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be a superior leader.
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What I learned from playing a game that breaks my heart
SmartBrief
MARCH 5, 2025
My new book of poems, Golf Lessons: Chips, Chunks and Cheers , is a labor of love. So, let me leave you with the final poem in the book, The Golfers Prayer. Golf is a mixture of heart and heartburn. As such, it lends itself to a medium that offers both poetry. Here is an excerpt from Tee to Green, the opening poem. Its the chatter.
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Author Talks: Nicolai Tillisch on how to frame ambition (and not let it frame you)
McKinsey
MARCH 18, 2021
Years of coaching leaders led to an ah-ha moment: ambition can undermine even the most successful people. The challenge is more complex than work–life balance.
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Author Talks: What it means to run ‘while Black’
McKinsey
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Activist Alison Mariella Désir dismantles the Whiteness of long-distance running and the dangers of taking up space as a Black person in America: “There’s nothing micro about these aggressions.”.
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Author Talks: Why burnout is an epidemic—and what to do about it
McKinsey
DECEMBER 17, 2021
To solve the burnout epidemic, organizations need to look beyond traditional wellness perks.
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Author Talks: In the ‘age of AI,’ what does it mean to be smart?
McKinsey
MARCH 16, 2023
As artificial intelligence gets better at predicting human behavior, a business psychologist encourages people to strengthen the uniquely human skills that machine learning has yet to tap.
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Maine faces lawsuit for failing to adopt EV mandates, the latest state-level climate court case
Energy Central
AUGUST 29, 2024
The case is one of a growing number responding to lagging progress on state climate laws that, in many cases, have now been on the books for years. A pending youth climate lawsuit in Maine represents the latest iteration of legal strategies aimed at holding states accountable for emissions-cutting targets.
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McKinsey
MARCH 22, 2022
Retired Navy SEAL commander Rich Diviney explains why we react to stressors the way we do and how to achieve optimum performance.
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News round-up, Friday, February 3, 2023
Energy Central
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Image: Germán & Co Maybe this Swedish nightmare should have the same name as Gabriel García Marquez's book: "Chronicles of a death foretold.” Editor's Reflections: A Swedish Nightmare Its name is —Recep Tayyip Erdoğan— Any political decision that involves the gift of a Natural Gas Hub has significant weight.
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The Forest Solutions
Energy Central
JANUARY 14, 2025
One thing that the author of this book does very effectively is presenting the complexities of trees, reforesting and afforesting lands where this is possible and desirable. This short post is mostly a review of “Treekeepers,” reference 1 in this paper. However, it is something more.
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Author Talks: It’s not about me, is it?
McKinsey
JUNE 13, 2023
David Moinina Sengeh explains why the fight for inclusion requires a radical approach—a change in mindset, methods, and laws to create a more just world—and why there’s no better time than now.
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Decarbonising shipping – any port in a storm
Energy Central
FEBRUARY 24, 2024
There is an accelerating order book for methanol-enabled. Methanol Methanol (one oxygen, one carbon, and four hydrogen atoms) emits CO2 on combustion, so ‘green methanol’ requires an offsetting lifecycle pathway in order to be sustainable.
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Author Talks: Power, for all
McKinsey
AUGUST 31, 2021
Having power can lead to hubris and self-focus. But it doesn’t have to. By understanding power, we can use it constructively.
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Communicate like a leader
SmartBrief
MARCH 6, 2025
When Gordon Bethune, former CEO of Continental Airlines, wanted to send a message to his employees that the old bureaucratic rules were history, he staged a book-burning event. Deliver your message with passion and conviction. What to avoid? Do not bury your big idea with excessive details or long, drawn-out stories. Make it clear and crisp.
Author Talks: How to remove unconscious bias from the workplace
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
When it comes to job performance, unconscious bias can be more harmful than explicit discrimination—and everyone at work suffers for it.
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SEC 5-Year Drilling Window – Fact, Fiction and Gray Areas
CG&A
APRIL 17, 2022
Introduction Drilling locations come with an expiration date once booked in a reserve report. For public filers and/or aspiring private companies heading towards IPO, this means that all drilling locations expire in 5 years from date of first booking, unless production starts. Fact or fiction? Fact or fiction?
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Author Talks: Make anxiety your ally
McKinsey
MAY 20, 2022
How can we reclaim our relationship with anxiety, so it works for, and not against, us?
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Author Talks: Think you’re foolproof? It could be hurting your decision-making
McKinsey
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Penn’s Tess Wilkinson-Ryan explains how to quell hypervigilance about “playing the fool” for a more cooperative society.
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Author Talks: The human side of climate change
McKinsey
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Simon Mundy traveled to six continents to discuss the myriad challenges of climate change with individuals, communities, and societies grappling with it.
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Global Ozone Solutions
Energy Central
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
"Not the End of the World" is the title of a fine book by Hannah Ritchie. I particularly enjoyed the discussion of how countries fixed the ozone layer. So much so that I even borrowed the poorly reproduced graph of which I could not find on reverse image search. But I reinforced it with a colorful version which tells the same story.
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Author Talks: There is no vaccine for climate change
McKinsey
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
What’s the most important thing we can do to address climate change? Talk about it.
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Let ‘em see you sweat: The illusion of effortlessness
SmartBrief
MARCH 13, 2025
Take a page from Carol Dwecks books on the growth mindset. Years ago, Lisa Earl McLeod wrote a book, Forget Perfect , which serves as an ideal mantra and reminder of the importance of progress. The illusion that everything was effortless — that I had it all under control. Of course, thats not the reality of growth. The result?
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Author Talks: Jeffrey E. Garten on the meeting that transformed the global economy
McKinsey
JULY 29, 2021
In August 1971, a secret meeting at Camp David transformed the global monetary system—and here’s what it means today and for the future.
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How to lead yourself during disruption
SmartBrief
MARCH 3, 2025
Push past your limits In my book From Conflict to Courage , I talk about building conflict capacity. As William Penn said, No man can command another who cannot command himself. Commanding ourselves during disruption and uncertainty has become the biggest challenge for leading ourselves and others. Eliminate any unnecessary stressors.
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Author Talks: We need to talk about Asian American mental health
McKinsey
JUNE 8, 2022
Jenny Wang created the Instagram account @asiansformentalhealth in fall 2019. As the pandemic—and anti-Asian hate—spread, it became a haven for Asian Americans seeking mental-health resources.
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Author Talks: In defense of big data
McKinsey
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Public discourse is often wary of automation, AI, and data collection, but along with the risks of digital technology comes its power to address climate change and prevent discrimination.
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Author Talks: Sandra J. Sucher on the Power of Trust
McKinsey
JUNE 30, 2021
Trust is the most powerful force underlying the success of every business—but it can be shattered in an instant. McKinsey on Books
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Author Talks: Africa is not a country
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
News, entertainment, and even charity campaigns tend to promote a stereotypical image of Africa that ignores its nuance and history. Dipo Faloyin is correcting this narrative.
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