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A buffet awaits: o “Good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.” Albert Camus o “By all means let’s be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.” Richard Dawkins o “I am…
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Jon Fortt conducted a rare interview of Jeff Bezos, one that was videotaped and featured by LinkedIn. Here is Fortt’s introduction. To watch the video of the interview, please click here. Photo: Steve Jurvetson/Flickr * * * At the beginning…
Read MoreIn his book, Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success, published by St. Martin’s Press (September 2013), Dan Schawbel provides a wealth of information, insights, and counsel for those who have no clear career roadmap and are willing to…
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Here is an excerpt from an article featured online by McKinsey & Company. The results of a recently conducted survey indicate that executives’ optimism for the global economy is increasing, as they anticipate future growth from developed markets. Geopolitical instability…
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In his book, The Luck Factor, Richard Wiseman describes luck in terms of choice. In his research working with more than 400 individuals, he found several key attributes of those who describe themselves as “lucky”: 1. They harness the power…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Ken Perlman for Forbes magazine. He is a devoted father of two girls and believes that many of the lessons learned in fatherhood apply, on a certain level, to teaching clients…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Daniel Goleman for LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * It happens to all of us: you’re working away on something you’ve…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Tsun-Yan Hsieh and Stephen Bear for McKinsey & Company. In it, they explain why a leader’s best chance to lock in new organizational norms is usually during the first few…
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Are You a Diminisher or a Multiplier?
Liz Wiseman has co-authored two especially important books: Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter with Greg Mckeown, and, The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools with Lois Allen and Elise Foster. In both, she discusses two…
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