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My favorite Barbara Bush moment

April 24, 2018

When Barbara Bush concluded her commencement address at Wellesley College in 1990, she asked her audience to consider this possibility: “Who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and…

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Are leaders born or developed? Yes.

September 15, 2014

Leadership consists of three separate but interdependent components: character, personality, and skill. Recent scientific research (especially in neurology) suggests the following: o Qualities of character can be altered (for better or worse) only by traumatic experience. o Attributes of personality…

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The Consummate Leader: A book review by Bob Morris

August 5, 2014

The Consummate Leader: A Holistic Guide to Inspiring Growth in Others . . . and in Yourself Patricia Thompson Silver Lining Psychology (2014) A brilliant explanation of how to accelerate your personal growth and professional development, then help others to…

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Lend Me Your Ears: A book review by Bob Morris

December 13, 2012

Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History William Safire W.W. Norton (1997) If there is a better anthology of great speeches, I am not aware of it. The text from which its title is derived is Mark Antony’s speech…

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William Rosen, Part Two: An interview by Bob Morris

December 11, 2010

  William Rosen is an historian and writer as well as the author of the award-winning history Justinian’s Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe and the recently published The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of…

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