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Lessons from 100 columns

Management in theory and practice is found wanting

WHEN A CRICKETER reaches 100 runs, they have the chance to reflect on what they have achieved, but also to take a “fresh guard” so they are ready for the challenges that await. So a 100th Bartleby column represents a chance to consider what this writer has learned so far, and how much he still needs to find out.

This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Tale of the century”

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