Month: September 2014
“Freedom lies in being bold.” – Robert Frost I am grateful to Tim Ferris for so many reasons, including his published works and his on-going blog. He is a thought leader, to be sure, but also an active participant in…
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Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York, published by St. Martin’s Press (2013) is one of the best books I have read in several years. He and his camera have roamed the five boroughs of New York and dozens of his…
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Here’s a brief excerpt from an article by Tom Friedman for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * With millions of students returning to school…
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Manage to Lead: Seven Truths to Help You Change the World Peter F. DiGiammarino intelliVen (2013) What we have in this volume is an abundance of information, insights, and wisdom that Peter DiGiammarino has acquired thus far with specific relevance…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge for the Wall Street Journal. They believe tumultuous days in the world’s democracies present an opening for conservative ideas to flourish. To read the complete…
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Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Jane Park, chief executive of…
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Lead With Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis Jeffrey Krames AMACOM (2014) A Pope for All Seasons As Jeffrey Krames acknowledges, opinions are divided – sometimes sharply divided – with regard to Pope Francis’ leadership style. “During his first…
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“A National Admissions Office” for Low-Income Strivers
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by David Leonhardt for The New York Times in which he discusses an immensely promising program that offers an alternative to the tragic “brain drain” of unfulfilled talent among children in…
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