… that is Nitin Nohria, Dean of Harvard Business School , writing in today’s FT about gender bias. We all know that “work-life” balance is a contradiction in terms, as if work is not part of life. His phrase “work-family” balance avoids this misnomer. I believe that the sooner business embraces the family, as an essential stakeholder, the better. No families, no customers, no employees – nothing.
…says David Schizer Dean of The Columbia Law School on how he believes law should be taught in an FT Special Report this week. This reflects a global trend in developing lawyers with business nous.
… Great words of wisdom incl. “when asked how many people work for me, I say: half !”
…he overcame enormous personal challenges
… on managing conflict on boards and between team members.
…especially about how he survived his difficult early years.
