Gaskell’s “North and South” advocates for enlightened management-labor relations.
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Once Again, Finding My Family in Gaskell
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Are You in Business? Read Fiction
Wednesday Yesterday I wrote about how literature lovers, going back to the Greeks and the Romans, have felt the need to defend literature on practical grounds. To follow up, I report today on an article by one Stephanie Vozza of Fast Company that lists “Five Ways Reading Fiction Makes You Better at Your Job.” The […]
An Ideal Place to Study Lit
A summer institute where one buries oneself in books is my version of James Hilton’s Shangri-La.
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Read Blake, Stand Up to Your Boss
Businessman David Whyte turns to poetry to hold on to his soul in the corporate world.
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The Classics, Better than Business Guides
The Republic, The Art of War, The Social Contract, The Prince, and the Tao Te Ching gave me a way of understanding the broader implications of the business choices I was making. They helped me look beyond the immediate challenges to find a greater purpose. My individual efforts seemed part of a legacy of thinkers and doers who had come before.
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