Month: April 2023

The Wit and Wisdom of Will Rogers

April 23, 2023

Will Rogers (in full William Penn Adair Rogers) was born November 4, 1879, Cherokee Territory, U.S. [near present-day Claremore, Oklahoma] and died August 15, 1935, near Point Barrow, Alaska). He was an immensely popular American entertainer, radio personality, film actor,…

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Mel Brooks Isn’t Done Punching Up the History of the World

April 22, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from  Maureen Dowd‘s conversation with Mel Brooks, featured in The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit…Chantal Anderson for The New York Times…

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The Wit and Wisdom of Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss)

April 21, 2023

I have read and re-read — usually to my children, grandchildren, and their friends –all of the Dr. Suess books. These are among my favorite observations by Theodor Seuss Geisel, one of the very few people who is comparable with…

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Digital Business Transformation: A book review by Bob Morris

April 20, 2023

Digital Business Transformation: How Established Companies Sustain Competitive Advantage From Now to Next Nigel Vaz Wiley (January 2021) How companies thrive by defending, differentiating, or disrupting themselves and their markets Drawing upon wide and deep experience with all manner of…

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Edward Koren, 87, Whose Cartoon Creatures Poked Fun at People, Dies

April 20, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from an obituary by  Robert D. McFadden about a very special person, Edward Koren, one of The New Yorker‘s most talented artists. * * * For six decades in The New Yorker and elsewhere, his…

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What you may not already know about the Holocaust

April 18, 2023

The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million European Jews by the Nazi German regime and its allies and collaborators. The Holocaust was an evolving process that took place throughout Europe between 1933 and 1945. Every…

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7 Facts You May Not Know About Walt Disney

April 18, 2023

Here is a brief excerpt from an article about Walt Disney, written by  Elizabeth Nix and featured at the A&E Network’s HISTORY website. Here are the first three of seven facts about Disney that you may not already know. To read…

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The Leadership Odyssey

April 18, 2023

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Herminia Ibarra, Claudius A. Hildebrand, and Sabine Vinck for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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Susan Cain on the power of introverts

April 17, 2023

“The Power of Introverts” is among the most popular of all TED programs. Thus far, it has been viewed 26,291,847 times and I highly recommend it to you. In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all…

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The Burnout Epidemic : A book review by Bob Morris

April 17, 2023

The Burnout Epidemic: The Rise of Chronic Stress and How to Fix It Jennifer Moss Harvard Business Review Press (September 2021) Healthy workplace cultures should resemble gardens, not pressure cookers  In her Introduction, Jennifer Moss refers to the earliest recorded…

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