1 December 2025

Recommended Readings for 2025

  There once was a kid who’d proceed To ask why the grown-ups don’t read. “When they stare at a phone, That becomes what I’ve known— So why should I…

21 November 2025

How to add graphs to blog posts

In a collection of my case studies that was published by Darden Business Publishing (DBP), my former student, Byrne Murphy (MBA 1986) wrote that “each case’s key lessons involved asking…

26 June 2025

A Case of Mentoring

It’s the end of June, which for many organizations marks the end of the fiscal year and the time for employee development reviews.  It’s a time for managers to critique…

24 June 2025

An Update: Dealing with Retirement

I retired a couple of years ago.  On that day, a senior faculty colleague asked how I planned to use my time going forward.  I said I have lots of…

20 June 2025

Dealing with Polarized Discussion Today

Last winter, the Journal of Economic Literature invited me to submit a review of Busting the Bankers' Club: Finance for the Rest of Us.  I was tempted to decline.  I have read…