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It is important to keep in mind that all of the Fortune 500 companies began as a start-up. For example: Eli Lilly and Company: A pharmacist and Union officer, Colonel Eli Lilly, started his company with $1,300 in 1876 and…
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On average, most of us receive about 275 emails each day and probably reply (on average) to 20-25. Which to read is one issue, whether or not to respond is another, and how to make each response effective is…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jennifer Crossley Howard for The New York Times in which she discusses a new book written by Wayne Flynt, Mockingbird Songs, in which he discusses his 25-year friendship with Harper Lee.…
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In The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution, Ganesh Sitaraman explains how and why “the basic foundation upon which our middle-class constitution was based — the prerequisite of relative economic equality — is crumbling.” Obviously, economic inequality is inevitable whenever and…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Dan P. Lovallo and Olivier Sibony for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain…
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In a previous post, I identified what I characterized as “Ten of the best films that most people haven’t seen or even heard of.” Here’s another ten that, in my opinion, also deserve more attention and appreciation, listed in order…
Read MoreIn The Attention Merchants, Tim Wu examines with precision and eloquence “the mad scramble to get inside our heads.” For example, consider this brief passage: “The first great harvester of attention, it must never be forgotten, was religion. The impulse…
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What do you know about radio frequency identification (RFID)? Most decision-makers in business know little (if anything) but they should. Why? Here’s a Wiki briefing: RFID “uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. The tags…
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Companies cannot achieve superior and lasting business performance simply by following a specific set of steps. Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Phil Rosenzweig for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the…
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Hellman’s Mayonaise: The rest of the story….
Most people don’t know that back in 1912 Hellman’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of…
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